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63% Critic Match
It's a Gift
“LOOK THIS GIFT IN THE FACE IF YOU WANT A BIG HORSE-LAUGH”
6.3 / 10• 1934• 1h 8m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
W.C. Fields
Harold Bissonette
Lead
Baby LeRoy
Baby Dunk
Kathleen Howard
Amelia Bissonette
Jean Rouverol
Mildred Bissonette
Julian Madison
John Durston
Tommy Bupp
Norman Bissonette
Tammany Young
Everett Ricks
Morgan Wallace
James Fitchmueller
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Z. McLeod's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. It's a Gift is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
