The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

July 13, 1934
Directed by
William Beaudine

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

boarding house

pre-code

vaudevillian

Last Updated: March 16, 2026

Cast

W.C. Fields as The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'

W.C. Fields

The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'

Joe Morrison as Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'

Joe Morrison

Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'

Baby LeRoy as Albert Pepperday

Baby LeRoy

Albert Pepperday

Judith Allen as Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'

Judith Allen

Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'

Jan Duggan as Cleopatra Pepperday

Jan Duggan

Cleopatra Pepperday

Tammany Young as Marmaduke Gump

Tammany Young

Marmaduke Gump

Nora Cecil as Mrs. Wendelschaffer

Nora Cecil

Mrs. Wendelschaffer

Jack Mulhall as Dick Bronson

Jack Mulhall

Dick Bronson

Samuel Ethridge

Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'

Lona Andre as Girl in Audience (uncredited)

Lona Andre

Girl in Audience (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Mr. Livingston (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher as Tomato Thrower (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Tomato Thrower (uncredited)

Florence Lawrence as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Florence Lawrence

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Ruth Marion

Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson in 'The Drunkard'

Richard Carle as Sheriff from Barnesville

Richard Carle

Sheriff from Barnesville

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