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The Old-Fashioned Way

William Beaudine

1934 • 1h 11m

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

The Old-Fashioned Way

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. FieldsThe Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'

Joe Morrison

Joe MorrisonWally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'

Baby LeRoy

Baby LeRoyAlbert Pepperday

Judith Allen

Judith AllenBetty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'

Jan Duggan

Jan DugganCleopatra Pepperday

Tammany Young

Tammany YoungMarmaduke Gump

Nora Cecil

Nora CecilMrs. Wendelschaffer

Jack Mulhall

Jack MulhallDick Bronson

Samuel EthridgeBartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'

Lona Andre

Lona AndreGirl in Audience (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Oscar ApfelMr. Livingston (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy BletcherTomato Thrower (uncredited)

Florence Lawrence

Florence LawrenceUndetermined Role (uncredited)

Ruth MarionAgatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'

Richard Carle

Richard CarleSheriff from Barnesville

Crew

William Beaudine

William BeaudineDirector

William LeBaron

William LeBaronProducer

Mack Gordon

Mack GordonSongs

W.C. Fields

W.C. FieldsStory

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The Old-Fashioned Way (1934) — Backlot Notes