W. C. Fields didn’t take any chances!

>[Harpo Marx](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Harpo_Marx.jpg) visited [W. C. Fields](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/W._C._Fields_1938.jpg) once and the latter showed him his attic. It was filled with hundreds of cases of liquor. >”Bill,” said Harpo, “what’s with all the booze?” >”Never can be sure Prohibition won’t come back, my boy,” explained Fields. __________________________ **Source:** Boller, Paul F., and Ronald L. Davis. "The Playbill." *Hollywood Anecdotes*. New York: Morrow, 1987. 256. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Marx, *Growing Up With Chico*, p. 97. __________________________ **Further Reading:** [Adolph Marx / Arthur Marx / Harpo Marx](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx) [William Claude Dukenfield / W. C. Fields](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Fields)