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7.1/10
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A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.
- Awards
- 1 win
Tommy Bupp
- Norman Bissonette
- (as Tom Bupp)
Dell Henderson
- Mr. Abernathy
- (as Del Henderson)
Ernie Adams
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
- Yard Attendant
- (uncredited)
Don Brookins
- Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe final scene, on Bissonette's "orange ranch", was filmed at the house and property W.C. Fields was living in at the time of the filming. For his entire life, Fields rented living quarters, adamantly refusing to buy a house or land.
- GoofsWhen Bissonette is opening the can of tomatoes with an ax you can tell that the splash of tomato juice is coming off-screen and not from the can.
- Quotes
Harry Payne Bosterly: You're drunk!
Harold: And you're crazy. But I'll be sober tomorrow and you'll be crazy for the rest of your life.
- Crazy creditsThe confrontation between W.C. Fields and Baby LeRoy was such a popular success that for this rematch the title card includes "with Baby LeRoy" as if the infant had second billing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
- SoundtracksCalifornia, Here I Come
(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph Meyer
Played during opening and end credits, as well as on a record
Featured review
I profess this film to be the very first W.C. Fields film that I have ever viewed in it's entirety.The verdict? While I don't view W.C. Fields to be among the funniest comedians I have ever seen,his work in this film left an overall good impression on me.The film contains a good mixture of sight gags and one liners,and I found all of them to be the comedy equivalent of home runs,or at the least,triples.About the only thing I didn't laugh at in this film was Mr. Fields' interaction with the children.Overall I find the film to be a winner,and would view again should I come across it on television and were finding myself in need of laughs.
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- Nov 21, 2013
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Back Porch
- Filming locations
- Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA(Fields' house - last scene)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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