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Charming con man The Great McGonigle leads his cash-strapped traveling theater troupe from town to town, always one step ahead of sheriffs and unpaid bills. While his daughter Betty explores a budding romance, McGonigle casts the wealthy Cleopatra Pepperday in his production, hoping to loosen her purse strings, and stages a riotous performance of the melodrama The Drunkard.

1934 · 1h 6m

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The Old Fashioned Way

Comedy

Charming con man The Great McGonigle leads his cash-strapped traveling theater troupe from town to town, always one step ahead of sheriffs and unpaid bills. While his daughter Betty explores a budding romance, McGonigle casts the wealthy Cleopatra Pepperday in his production, hoping to loosen her purse strings, and stages a riotous performance of the melodrama The Drunkard.

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1934
Run Time
1 hr 6 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1934 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

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English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.