
It's a Gift
1934 · Movie · NR · 68 min
★ 6.7(107)unSUB Rating
After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.
Also known as Back Porch
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Details
- Years
- 1934
- Release date
- 1934-11-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 68 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.3/10 (107 votes)
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- grocer
- inheritance
- grocery store
- henpecked husband
- molasses
- domineering wife
- nagging wife
- orange grove
- noise
Cast & crew

W.C. Fields
as Harold Bissonette

Baby LeRoy
as Baby Dunk

Kathleen Howard
as Amelia Bissonette

Jean Rouverol
as Mildred Bissonette

Julian Madison
as John Durston

Tommy Bupp
as Norman Bissonette

Tammany Young
as Everett Ricks

Morgan Wallace
as James Fitchmueller

Charles Sellon
as Mr. Muckle

Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Dunk
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod