I didn't see It's a Gift, WC Fields's 1934 masterpiece, until I was in college, but it was worth the wait. One scene in particular left me with tears in my eyes, over and over again.
Fields plays Harold Bisonette ("Bee-son-ay!"), a store owner, and one day...
One of the things I love about this is how politically incorrect it is. We're laughing at a blind and practically deaf man, for heaven's sake. And he's about as unlovable as you can get. I don't know what makes me laugh harder, his question at 2:12 or his action at 4:19.
If you've never watched this in its entirety, do. There's a porch scene that'll have you saying, "Vegetable gentleman?" for days.
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