
The Old-Fashioned Way
Comedy · Romance
Overview
The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
Top Cast


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


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


Baby LeRoy
Baby LeRoy
Albert Pepperday
Baby LeRoy
Albert Pepperday


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


Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan
Cleopatra Pepperday
Jan Duggan
Cleopatra Pepperday


Tammany Young
Tammany Young
Marmaduke Gump
Tammany Young
Marmaduke Gump


Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Wendelschaffer


Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Dick Bronson
Jack Mulhall
Dick Bronson
Samuel Ethridge
Samuel Ethridge
Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'
Samuel Ethridge
Bartley Neuville / Edward Middleton (Drunkard) in 'The Drunkard'


Lona Andre
Lona Andre
Girl in Audience (uncredited)
Lona Andre
Girl in Audience (uncredited)
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