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The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

Genres

ComedyRomance

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The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

13 July 1934

Country

United States of America

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'

Joe Morrison

Joe Morrison

Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'

Baby LeRoy

Baby LeRoy

Albert Pepperday

Judith Allen

Judith Allen

Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'

Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan

Cleopatra Pepperday

Tammany Young

Tammany Young

Marmaduke Gump

Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Mrs. Wendelschaffer

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Dick Bronson

Samuel Ethridge

Samuel Ethridge

Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'

Lona Andre

Lona Andre

Girl in Audience (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Mr. Livingston (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Tomato Thrower (uncredited)

Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Ruth Marion

Ruth Marion

Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Sheriff from Barnesville

Larry Grenier

Larry Grenier

Drover Stevens in 'The Drunkard'

William Blatchford

William Blatchford

Landlord (of saloon) in 'The Drunkard'

Jeffrey Williams

Jeffrey Williams

Mr. Arden Rencelaw in 'The Drunkard'

Donald Brown

Donald Brown

The Minister in 'The Drunkard'

Tom Miller

Tom Miller

The Villager in 'The Drunkard'

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