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The Old-Fashioned Way

1934 · 71 min

A gentle, fast-paced comedy of theatrical scrounging, with warm laughs and a bittersweet undertow about family and pride.

Directed by
William Beaudine
Genres
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.
How it feels
Whimsical, warm, satirical and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Family, ambition, class, deception
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
William Beaudine
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
William Beaudine
Written by
Garnett Weston, Jack Cunningham
Starring
W.C. Fields, Joe Morrison, Baby LeRoy, Judith Allen, Jan Duggan, Tammany Young, Nora Cecil, Jack Mulhall
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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