The Old-Fashioned Way
1934 · 71 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,178 VOTES · DIR. William Beaudine
Overview
The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
Dialogue Timeline — 875 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:28 Is the show troupe on board? Yes.
00:04:03 Pay him off.
00:06:06 I'll see. George? Yes, sir.
00:08:15 Bellefontaine, boss.
00:10:37 Good morning, Governor.
00:13:36 I thank you.
00:16:50 Thank you.
00:19:15 I just saw the manager and he told me, up till last night
00:21:13 Oh, thank you. Thank you, dear.
00:23:05 I've been looking forward to it for months.
00:26:07 Here. Don't do that.
00:30:34 Oh, to think you would give me so much of your time
00:33:18 What?
00:36:50 What's she doing up there?
00:39:43 Just as I thought. A grave error.
00:42:16 "What's the lowest..."
00:44:32 In a few moments I shall see this Edward Middleton, this dissipated collegian.
00:46:35 When's Cleo gonna act in this show?
00:49:57 Father, dear Father.
00:52:25 Get out!
00:57:48 I'll see you later. Come on, Betty.
01:05:28 Why, he's a disgrace to his profession.
01:08:18 I regret having awakened you at this unearthly hour
01:10:42 Who'll be the first to buy a bottle?
Cast & Characters
W.C. Fields
The Great McGonigle
W.C. Fields
Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
Joe Morrison
Wally Livingston
Joe Morrison
William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
Baby LeRoy
Albert Pepperday
Judith Allen
Betty McGonigle
Judith Allen
Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
Jan Duggan
Cleopatra Pepperday
Tammany Young
Marmaduke Gump
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Jack Mulhall
Dick Bronson
Samuel Ethridge
Bartley Neuville
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed875
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:01:28
Final line01:10:42
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Beaudine
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,178