Man on the Flying Trapeze
Come to the crowning of America's comedy King!
1935 · 1h 6m · PASSED
Comedy
Directed by
Clyde Bruckman
,
W.C. Fields
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Man on the Flying Trapeze
Overview
Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
Director and cast
- Clyde Bruckman Director
- W.C. Fields Director
- W.C. Fields as Ambrose Wolfinger
- Mary Brian as Hope Wolfinger
- Kathleen Howard as Leona Wolfinger
- Grady Sutton as Claude Neselrode
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
- Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Peabody
- Oscar Apfel as President Malloy
- Lew Kelly as Adolph Berg
- Tammany Young as 'Willie' the Weasel
- Walter Brennan as 'Legs' Garnett
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