W. C. Fields, Al Gore, and Flim-Flam “Science”
In one of his movie roles as a flim-flam man, the great W. C. Fields was hawking a “medicine” that he claimed cured hoarseness. He coughed and rasped his way through his spiel, holding up the bottle (of either a Yacqui Indian tonic, or “juice of the cacti,” I can’t remember which) the whole time.... Sign in to see full entry.