I should also say that watching the movie in a projection theatre, rather than on TV was an eye opening experience also. Even though the film was shot in black and white, by seeing it in its proper medium I got a new appreciation for the work that went into the making of a film in those days. There was a scene where Mae West stood on a stage in a sequined costume, where careful attention to the lighting and the shades of grey on the background behind her had been spent. Some poor stand in must have stood there for hours and hours while the lighting crew worked out how to get all the shades of grey just right to look so great, and to get all of the sequins to shine so brilliantly as they flashed on and off as Mae West slowly turned her body left and right just a little while she stood there. The effect was all done "only" in black and white, but oh my, did it ever work. One wonders if that kind of talent still exists in movie making today. Mostly it does not it seems. But I digress.........
W C Fields was a comedian of such stature that to look back on the record of his work is to get the feeling that you've seen it all before. Well of course you have; he has been imitated, emulated, and just plain ripped of for decades. But he was the original. Here are two You Tube clips of a couple of my all time favourite routines of his. Take note that you have to listen to get full appreciation of his jokes.
The Sheriff tends bar. (Wanted in every state in the Union)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE_2uqCc ... re=related
This next one is rather long. Watch for Shemp Howard as the bar tender. One of W C Fields' best one liners comes right at the end, so listen carefully. Also note that the actor playing the quiet barfly was in both movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpDD0eOq-0o