WC Fields and Me (1976)

In 1920s New York City W C Fields is a successful headlining entertainer but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money Fields begins anew in California Working at a wax museum Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party with whom he forms a rocky relationship