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My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

It's the lafftime of a lifetime ! . . as "Wild Bill" Fields tries to tame the West!

19406.41h 23m

Overview

While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.

Directed by Edward F. Cline
Written by W.C. Fields, Mae West
Produced by Lester Cowan
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Top Cast

Mae West

Mae West

Flower Belle Lee

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Cuthbert J. Twillie

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Jeff Badger

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Wayne Carter

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Aunt Lou

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Gideon

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Amos Budge

Fuzzy Knight

Fuzzy Knight

Cousin Zeb

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Uncle John

George Moran

George Moran

Milton, Twillie's Indian Confederate

Themes & Keywords

con manmasked manbanditpretend marriage

About My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee is a comedy, western film released in 1940 exploring themes of con man, masked man, bandit, pretend marriage. Directed by Edward F. Cline, it stars Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia. While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.

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