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W.C. Fields battles creditors, widows and obnoxious children in the comedy classic The Old Fashioned Way. Staying one step ahead of the law, The Great McGonigle (Fields) and his impoverished theatrical troupe arrive in a small town to perform The Drunkard, a Victorian temperance play. Discovering they have only sold a handful of tickets, McGonigle promises a part to the wealthy mother of an annoying toddler (Baby LeRoy) with her appearance guaranteeing a sell-out. Staving off the local sheriff who intends to collect the receipts, McGonigle gives a performance the town will never forget in an uproarious farce featuring Fields' legendary juggling act!
Original Release
07/13/1934
US Release
07/13/1934
Cast
Name | Character |
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W.C. Fields | Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' / The Great McGonigle |
Joe Morrison | William Dowton in 'The Drunkard' / Wally Livingston |
Baby LeRoy | Albert Pepperday |
Judith Allen | Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard' / Betty McGonigle |
Jan Duggan | Cleopatra Pepperday |
Tammany Young | Marmaduke Gump |
Nora Cecil | Mrs. Wendelschaffer |
Jack Mulhall | Dick Bronson |
Samuel Ethridge | The Drunkard in 'The Drunkard' / Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton |
Ruth Marion | Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard' |
Directors
Writers
W.C. Fields, Garnett Weston, Jack Cunningham, Claude Binyon, Ralph Ceder, Frank Mitchell Dazey, Walter DeLeon, Paul Jones, William R. Lipman, J.P. McEvoy, Lex Neal, H.M. Walker, Hal Yates
Cast
Name | Character |
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W.C. Fields | Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' / The Great McGonigle |
Joe Morrison | William Dowton in 'The Drunkard' / Wally Livingston |
Baby LeRoy | Albert Pepperday |
Judith Allen | Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard' / Betty McGonigle |
Jan Duggan | Cleopatra Pepperday |
Tammany Young | Marmaduke Gump |
Nora Cecil | Mrs. Wendelschaffer |
Jack Mulhall | Dick Bronson |
Samuel Ethridge | The Drunkard in 'The Drunkard' / Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton |
Ruth Marion | Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard' |
Richard Carle | Sheriff of Barnesville |
Larry Grenier | Drover Stevens in 'The Drunkard' |
William Blatchford | Landlord in 'The Drunkard' |
Jeffrey Williams | Mrs. Arden Renclelaw in 'The Drunkard' |
Donald Brown | The Minister in 'The Drunkard' |
Tom Miller | The Villager in 'The Drunkard' |
Lona Andre | Girl in Audience |
Oscar Apfel | Mr. Livingston |
Dorothy Bay | Berta - Hotel Maid |
Georgie Billings | Kid in Railroad Car |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Emanuel Cohen | Executive Producer |
William LeBaron | Producer |