Synopsis
The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
Movie Information
- Director
- William Beaudine
- Writers
- Jack Cunningham, Garnett Weston
- Release Year
- 1934
- Runtime
- 71 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (16 votes)
Top Cast
W.C. Fields
The Great McGonigle / Squire Cribbs in 'The Drunkard'
Joe Morrison
Wally Livingston / William Dowton in 'The Drunkard'
Baby LeRoy
Albert Pepperday
Judith Allen
Betty McGonigle / Agnes Dowton in the 'The Drunkard'
Jan Duggan
Cleopatra Pepperday
Tammany Young
Marmaduke Gump
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Wendelschaffer
Jack Mulhall
Dick Bronson
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