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The Old-Fashioned Way

  • 1934
  • 1h 11m
  • 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.

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Storyline

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

Cast

W.C. FieldsThe Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
Joe MorrisonWally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
Baby LeRoyAlbert Pepperday
Judith AllenBetty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
Jan DugganCleopatra Pepperday
Tammany YoungMarmaduke Gump
Nora CecilMrs. Wendelschaffer
Jack MulhallDick Bronson
Samuel EthridgeBartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'
Lona AndreGirl in Audience (uncredited)
Oscar ApfelMr. Livingston (uncredited)
Billy BletcherTomato Thrower (uncredited)
Florence LawrenceUndetermined Role (uncredited)
Ruth MarionAgatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'
Richard CarleSheriff from Barnesville
Larry GrenierDrover Stevens in 'The Drunkard'

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