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The Old-Fashioned Way

7.219341h 11mMovieComedyRomance

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

DirectorWilliam Beaudine
WritersW.C. Fields·Garnett Weston
ProducerWilliam LeBaron

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Cast · Directed by William Beaudine

WFW.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
JMJoe Morrison
Joe Morrison
Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
BLBaby LeRoy
Baby LeRoy
Albert Pepperday
JAJudith Allen
Judith Allen
Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
JDJan Duggan
Jan Duggan
Cleopatra Pepperday
TYTammany Young
Tammany Young
Marmaduke Gump
NCNora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Wendelschaffer
JMJack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Dick Bronson
SE
Samuel Ethridge
Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'
LALona Andre
Lona Andre
Girl in Audience (uncredited)
OAOscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
BBBilly Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Tomato Thrower (uncredited)

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