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The Old-Fashioned Way is a american film of genre Comedy directed by William Beaudine released in USA on 13 july 1934 with W. C. Fields

The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)

The Old-Fashioned Way
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Released in USA 13 july 1934
Length 1h14
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating72% 3.640633.640633.640633.640633.64063

The Old Fashioned Way is a 1934 comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by William Beaudine and stars W.C. Fields. The script was written by Jack Cunningham based on a story by "Charles Bogle" (one of Fields's writing pseudonyms).

Synopsis

In 1897, a blustery actor-manager, "The Great McGonigle" (W.C. Fields), and his traveling theater troupe is perpetually underfunded and always just a step ahead of the law and creditors. McGonigle's daughter Betty (Judith Allen) is loyal to her father, and she tries to discourage a suitor named Wally Livingston (Joe Morrison), telling him he should follow his own father's wishes and go to college instead of trying to become an actor. Along with the rest of the troupe is McGonigle’s rather dim-witted assistant Marmaduke (Tammany Young).

Actors

W. C. Fields

(The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard')Baby LeRoy

(Albert Pepperday)Tammany Young

(Marmaduke Gump)Judith Allen

(Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard')Oscar Apfel

(Mr. Livingston (uncredited))
And :
Nora Cecil
Jack Mulhall
Richard Carle
Lona Andre
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