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Director:
William Beaudine
Writers:
Jack Cunningham (writer)
W.C. Fields (story)
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Release Date:
13 July 1934 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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W.C. Fields ... The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
Joe Morrison ... Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
Baby LeRoy ... Albert Pepperday
Judith Allen ... Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton the 'The Drunkard'
Jan Duggan ... Cleopatra Pepperday
Tammany Young ... Marmaduke Gump
Nora Cecil ... Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Jack Mulhall ... Dick Bronson
Samuel Ethridge ... Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (The Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'
Ruth Marion ... Agatha Sprague / Mary Wilson (Play)
Richard Carle ... Barnesville Sheriff
Larry Grenier ... Drover Stevens (Play)
William Blatchford ... Landlord (Play)
Jeffrey Williams ... Arden Renclelaw (Play)
Donald Brown ... The Minister in 'The Drunkard'
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate number not listed)
Filming Locations:
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'W. C. Fields' recreates his famous vaudeville juggling routine with the cigar boxes. 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]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Six of a Kind (1934) more
Soundtrack:
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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Great Fields, Great Entertainment, 16 June 2001
9/10
Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

If anything, this film is a must-see for two of W.C. Field's scenes: 1) Fields' first meeting with Baby Le Roy (who also appears in It's a Gift), which is easily one of the best comedy scenes in the movies, and 2) Fields' juggling routine, for which he was very famous when he was a vaudevillian, justly so. There are several other great moments of slightly lesser value. Also, the plot and the supporting characters are consistently entertaining and endearing, so this one's a real winner. 9/10

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