Watch The Old-Fashioned Way (1934) Official Trailer
7.2 / 10 IMDb July 13, 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.
Director
Runtime
1h 11m
Release Date
July 13, 1934
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
W.C. Fields
as The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
Joe Morrison
as Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
Baby LeRoy
as Albert Pepperday
Judith Allen
as Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
Jan Duggan
as Cleopatra Pepperday
Tammany Young
as Marmaduke Gump
Nora Cecil
as Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Jack Mulhall
as Dick Bronson
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Samuel Ethridge
as Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'
Lona Andre
as Girl in Audience (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel
as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
Florence Lawrence
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Ruth Marion
as Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'
Richard Carle
as Sheriff from Barnesville
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Larry Grenier
as Drover Stevens in 'The Drunkard'
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William Blatchford
as Landlord (of saloon) in 'The Drunkard'
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Jeffrey Williams
as Mr. Arden Rencelaw in 'The Drunkard'
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Donald Brown
as The Minister in 'The Drunkard'
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Tom Miller
as The Villager in 'The Drunkard'
Production Companies
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