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THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

    Part of the seriesW. C. Fields

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    (1934, William Beaudine) Fields’ “Great McGonigle” puts on The Drunkard with his third-rate troupe, to hilariously emotional effect on the sold-out crowd, then tops things with his classic juggling act, kicking Baby LeRoy in the butt to boot. 

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    “WONDERFUL. For all his pose of misanthropy, Fields has a heart as wide as the Grand Canyon, 
    and he poured into this one film all his love for the gaslight era and the vaudeville life.” 
    – Time Out New York

    “Wraps with an astonishing display of his juggling… The ire directed toward Baby LeRoy, including a swift
    kick in the pants, is a still-stunning rebuke toward the sanctimony shown toward children in so many films.”
    – Robert Cashill, Cineaste

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