The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
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- Passed
- 1h 11min
- Comedy
- 13 Jul 1934 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
W.C. Fields | ... |
The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
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Joe Morrison | ... |
Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
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Baby LeRoy | ... |
Albert Pepperday
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Judith Allen | ... |
Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
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Jan Duggan | ... |
Cleopatra Pepperday
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Tammany Young | ... |
Marmaduke Gump
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Nora Cecil | ... |
Mrs. Wendelschaffer
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Jack Mulhall | ... |
Dick Bronson
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Samuel Ethridge | ... |
Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton / The Drunkard in 'The Drunkard'
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Ruth Marion | ... |
Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'
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Richard Carle | ... |
Sheriff of Barnesville
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Larry Grenier | ... |
Drover Stevens in 'The Drunkard'
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William Blatchford | ... |
Landlord in 'The Drunkard'
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Jeffrey Williams | ... |
Mrs. Arden Renclelaw in 'The Drunkard'
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Donald Brown | ... |
The Minister in 'The Drunkard'
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Tom Miller | ... |
The Villager in 'The Drunkard'
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Lona Andre | ... |
Girl in Audience (uncredited)
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Oscar Apfel | ... |
Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
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Dorothy Bay | ... |
Berta - Hotel Maid (uncredited)
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Georgie Billings | ... |
Kid in Railroad Car (uncredited)
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Billy Bletcher | ... |
Tomato Thrower (uncredited)
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Davison Clark | ... |
Passenger Who Loses Ticket (uncredited)
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Sam Flint | ... |
Kid's Father (uncredited)
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Otis Harlan | ... |
Mr. Wendelschaffer (uncredited)
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Dell Henderson | ... |
Opera House Manager (uncredited)
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Maxine Elliott Hicks | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Lew Kelly | ... |
Sheriff Walter Jones (uncredited)
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James B. 'Pop' Kenton | ... |
Checkers Player (uncredited)
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Florence Lawrence | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Edward LeSaint | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Marvin Loback | ... |
Man in Audience (uncredited)
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Sam McDaniel | ... |
Train Porter (uncredited)
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Robert McKenzie | ... |
Checkers Player (uncredited)
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Joseph Mills | ... |
Charles Lowell (uncredited)
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Emma Ray | ... |
Mother Mack (uncredited)
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Oscar Smith | ... |
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
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Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Checkers Game Bystander (uncredited)
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Clarence Wilson | ... |
Sheriff Prettywillie (uncredited)
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Duke York | ... |
Stagehand on Bar Set (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Beaudine |
Written by
Garnett Weston | ... | (screenplay) & |
Jack Cunningham | ... | (screenplay) |
W.C. Fields | ... | (from a story by) (as Charles Bogle) |
Claude Binyon | ... | (contributing to treatment) (uncredited) |
Ralph Ceder | ... | (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited) |
Frank Mitchell Dazey | ... | (contributing to treatment) (uncredited) |
Walter DeLeon | ... | (contributing to treatment) (uncredited) |
Paul Jones | ... | (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited) |
William R. Lipman | ... | (contributing to treatment) (uncredited) |
J.P. McEvoy | ... | (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited) |
Lex Neal | ... | (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited) |
H.M. Walker | ... | (contributing to treatment) (uncredited) |
Hal Yates | ... | (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Emanuel Cohen | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
William LeBaron | ... | producer (as William Le. Baron) |
Music by
John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ben F. Reynolds | ... | (photographed by) (as Benjamin Reynolds) |
Art Direction by
John B. Goodman | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Philip Wisdom | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Music Department
Mack Gordon | ... | music and lyrics by |
Harry Revel | ... | music and lyrics by |
Andrea Setaro | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Rachel Smith | ... | studio teacher (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount Film Service (1934) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1934) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1934) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1934) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1935) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
The Great McGonigle's traveling theatrical troupe are staying at a boarding house, preparing to put on a production of "The Drunkard." Cleopatra Pepperday offers to put up money for the show--if she can have a part. Little Albert Wendelschaffer torments McGonigle all through lunch; and despite being pursued by several sheriffs, McGonigle is able to keep going and see his daughter Betty happily married.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Taglines | The saga of the unsung heroes who braved the fire of tomatoes and eggs at the old Op'ry House (Print Ad- Niagara Falls Gazette, ((Niagara Falls, NY)) 7 August 1934) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | W.C. Fields recreates his famous vaudeville juggling routine with the cigar boxes. See more » |
Goofs | Betty is described as the leading lady of the troupe--as one would expect, since she is The Great McGonigle's daughter. But she takes no part in the show; another actress plays the female lead. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982). See more » |
Soundtracks | We're Just Poor Folks Rolling in Love See more » |
Crazy Credits | The end credits are in 2 parts; the first contain the actors and their character names in the film as a whole; The second contains the actors and their character names in the play, "The Drunkard." Five actors, therefore, are credited twice: W.C. Fields, Joe Morrison, Judith Allen, Samuel Ethridge and Ruth Marion. See more » |
Quotes |
Dick Bronson:
Mr. McGonigle, I've got to have some money. The Great McGonigle: Yes, my lad, how much? Dick Bronson: Two dollars. The Great McGonigle: If I had two dollars, I'd start a number two company. Dick Bronson: For two cents I'd quit. The Great McGonigle: [to Marmaduke] Pay him off! [Marmaduke gives him a two cent stamp] See more » |