The Old Fashioned Way (1934) | |
Director(s) | William Beaudine |
Producer(s) | William LeBaron, Emanuel Cohen (executive uncredited) |
Top Genres | Comedy |
Top Topics | Slapstick |
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The Old Fashioned Way (1934) was a Comedy Film directed by William Beaudine and produced by William LeBaron and Emanuel Cohen.
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The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
By Beatrice on Apr 12, 2013 From Flickers in TimeThe Old Fashioned Way Directed by William Beaudine 1934/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing The Great McGonigle: [sarcastically] No, I had the presence of mind to fall on my head. It is the Gay Nineties and W.C. Fields plays The Great McGonigle, proprietor of a travelling theater company that put... Read full article
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Cleopatra Pepperday:
[after McGonigle takes a heavy fall] Marky, are you hurt?
The Great McGonigle: [sarcastically] No, I had the presence of mind to fall on my head.
The Great McGonigle: [referring to Cleopatra] She's all dressed up loke a well-kept grave.
The Great McGonigle: [as the boarding house guest are eating] The soup sounds good.
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The Great McGonigle: [sarcastically] No, I had the presence of mind to fall on my head.
The Great McGonigle: [referring to Cleopatra] She's all dressed up loke a well-kept grave.
The Great McGonigle: [as the boarding house guest are eating] The soup sounds good.
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When McGonigle first sees Cleopatra, he says "Who's the old squgelum over there?" "Squigelum" is a Fields nonsense word. He would use it again in "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" to describe the kissing game he teaches Ouliotta Hemogloben.
'W. C. Fields' recreates his famous vaudeville juggling routine with the cigar boxes.
At the end of the opening cast credits, there is "Also Cast of the original "DRUNKARD" Company." However, since the earliest production of "The Drunkard" premiered in New York City in 1843, the production referred to was undoubtedly the one in Los Angeles which premiered on 6 July 1933 at the Little Theatre Mart and ran for several years. The Cast list for the Los Angeles production is not available.
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'W. C. Fields' recreates his famous vaudeville juggling routine with the cigar boxes.
At the end of the opening cast credits, there is "Also Cast of the original "DRUNKARD" Company." However, since the earliest production of "The Drunkard" premiered in New York City in 1843, the production referred to was undoubtedly the one in Los Angeles which premiered on 6 July 1933 at the Little Theatre Mart and ran for several years. The Cast list for the Los Angeles production is not available.
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