In this one, W.C. Fields tries to stay one step ahead of the law. his theater troupe runs out on the hotel tab, and grabs the train just in time. and keep an eye out for Jan Duggan.. she and Fields worked together on FIVE films. and in spite of the fact that Fields claimed to hate working with kids and pets, he worked with the little brat Baby Leroy four times. when they arrive at the next theater house, the whole town wants to shut em down before they open! this one doesn't have Franklin Pangborn, but it is a decent chapter in the work of W.C. Fields. it's not my favorite Fields film, but it clearly has a place in history. and of course, we DO get to see the famous act that made Fields famous in vaudeville in the first place. very talented. can Fields keep the group together before they get shut down for good? Joe Morrison, "the boyfriend", has a perfectly good singing voice, but apparently he only hung around hollywood a couple years. directed by Bill Beaudine, who had directed most of the Bowery Boys films. he was king of the shorts until about 1925, then moved into full length and talkies.
Review of The Old Fashioned Way
