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  • The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
  • Passed
    71 min | Comedy
The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
Passed
71 min | Comedy

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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Director
Writers
Garnett Weston (screenplay) | Jack Cunningham (screenplay) | W.C. Fields (from a story by) (as Charles Bogle)
Producer
William LeBaron (as William Le. Baron)
Cinematographer
Ben F. Reynolds (photographed by) (as Benjamin Reynolds)
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Updated Jul 13, 1934

Release date
Jul 13, 1934 (United States)
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Cast

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39 cast members
Name Known for
W.C. Fields
The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Joe Morrison
Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard' Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Baby LeRoy
Albert Pepperday Albert Pepperday   See fewer
Judith Allen
Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard' Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Jan Duggan
Cleopatra Pepperday Cleopatra Pepperday   See fewer
Tammany Young
Marmaduke Gump Marmaduke Gump   See fewer
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Wendelschaffer Mrs. Wendelschaffer   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Dick Bronson Dick Bronson   See fewer
Samuel Ethridge
Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton / The Drunkard in 'The Drunkard' Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton / The Drunkard in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Ruth Marion
Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard' Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Richard Carle
Sheriff of Barnesville Sheriff of Barnesville   See fewer
Larry Grenier
Drover Stevens in 'The Drunkard' Drover Stevens in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
William Blatchford
Landlord in 'The Drunkard' Landlord in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Jeffrey Williams
Mrs. Arden Renclelaw in 'The Drunkard' Mrs. Arden Renclelaw in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Donald Brown
The Minister in 'The Drunkard' The Minister in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Tom Miller
The Villager in 'The Drunkard' The Villager in 'The Drunkard'   See fewer
Lona Andre
Girl in Audience (uncredited) Girl in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Livingston (uncredited) Mr. Livingston (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Bay
Berta - Hotel Maid (uncredited) Berta - Hotel Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Georgie Billings
Kid in Railroad Car (uncredited) Kid in Railroad Car (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Tomato Thrower (uncredited) Tomato Thrower (uncredited)   See fewer
Davison Clark
Passenger Who Loses Ticket (uncredited) Passenger Who Loses Ticket (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Flint
Kid's Father (uncredited) Kid's Father (uncredited)   See fewer
Otis Harlan
Mr. Wendelschaffer (uncredited) Mr. Wendelschaffer (uncredited)   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Opera House Manager (uncredited) Opera House Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Kelly
Sheriff Walter Jones (uncredited) Sheriff Walter Jones (uncredited)   See fewer
James B. 'Pop' Kenton
Checkers Player (uncredited) Checkers Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Florence Lawrence
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Marvin Loback
Man in Audience (uncredited) Man in Audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam McDaniel
Train Porter (uncredited) Train Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert McKenzie
Checkers Player (uncredited) Checkers Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Mills
Charles Lowell (uncredited) Charles Lowell (uncredited)   See fewer
Emma Ray
Mother Mack (uncredited) Mother Mack (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Smith
Pullman Porter (uncredited) Pullman Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Monte Vandergrift
Checkers Game Bystander (uncredited) Checkers Game Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarence Wilson
Sheriff Prettywillie (uncredited) Sheriff Prettywillie (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke York
Stagehand on Bar Set (uncredited) Stagehand on Bar Set (uncredited)   See fewer
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