The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934 · 71 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Romance

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

Directed by William Beaudine · Written by W.C. Fields

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W.C. Fields The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
Joe Morrison Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
Baby LeRoy Albert Pepperday
Judith Allen Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
Jan Duggan Cleopatra Pepperday
Tammany Young Marmaduke Gump
Nora Cecil Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Jack Mulhall Dick Bronson
Samuel Ethridge Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'
Lona Andre Girl in Audience (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher Tomato Thrower (uncredited)

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