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Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Come to the crowning of America's comedy King!

Genres

Comedy

OverView

Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

03 August 1935

Country

United States of America

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Ambrose Wolfinger

Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Hope Wolfinger

Kathleen Howard

Kathleen Howard

Leona Wolfinger

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Claude Neselrode

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Mr. Peabody

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

President Malloy

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Adolph Berg

Tammany Young

Tammany Young

'Willie' the Weasel

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

'Legs' Garnett

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Patrolman

James Burke

James Burke

Patrolman

Carlotta Monti

Carlotta Monti

Secretary

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Judge (uncredited)

James Flavin

James Flavin

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

Michael Visaroff

Cellmate (uncredited)

David Clyde

David Clyde

J. Farnsworth Wallaby (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Timekeeper (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)

Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

(uncredited)

Harry Ekezian

Harry Ekezian

Hookalakah Meshobbab (uncredited)

Rosemary Theby

Rosemary Theby

Helpful Passerby (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

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