The Old Fashioned Way

Directed by William West
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13 July 1934    71mComedy, Romance
7.377%7.1
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.

Where to Watch The Old Fashioned Way

  • W.C. FieldsThe Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard' / Story
  • 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'
  • William BlatchfordLandlord (of saloon) in 'The Drunkard'
  • Jeffrey WilliamsMr. Arden Rencelaw in 'The Drunkard'
  • Donald BrownThe Minister in 'The Drunkard'
  • Tom MillerThe Villager in 'The Drunkard'

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