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Man on the Flying Trapeze

Clyde Bruckman

1935 • 1h 6m

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

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. FieldsAmbrose Wolfinger

Mary Brian

Mary BrianHope Wolfinger

Kathleen Howard

Kathleen HowardLeona Wolfinger

Grady Sutton

Grady SuttonClaude Neselrode

Vera Lewis

Vera LewisMrs. Cordelia Neselrode

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien LittlefieldMr. Peabody

Oscar Apfel

Oscar ApfelPresident Malloy

Lew Kelly

Lew KellyAdolph Berg

Tammany Young

Tammany Young'Willie' the Weasel

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan'Legs' Garnett

Edward Gargan

Edward GarganPatrolman

James Burke

James BurkePatrolman

Carlotta Monti

Carlotta MontiSecretary

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur AylesworthJudge (uncredited)

James Flavin

James FlavinChauffeur (uncredited)

Crew

Clyde Bruckman

Clyde BruckmanDirector

Sam Hardy

Sam HardyScreenplay

W.C. Fields

W.C. FieldsStory

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Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) — Backlot Notes