Man on the Flying Trapeze
Come to the crowning of America's comedy King!
Genres
Overview
Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
66 min
Release Date
1935-08-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
5.9
W.C. Fields
Ambrose Wolfinger
Mary Brian
Hope Wolfinger
Kathleen Howard
Leona Wolfinger
Grady Sutton
Claude Neselrode
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Peabody
Oscar Apfel
President Malloy
Lew Kelly
Adolph Berg
Tammany Young
'Willie' the Weasel
Walter Brennan
'Legs' Garnett
Edward Gargan
Patrolman
James Burke
Patrolman
Carlotta Monti
Secretary
Arthur Aylesworth
Judge (uncredited)
James Flavin
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Cellmate (uncredited)
David Clyde
J. Farnsworth Wallaby (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Timekeeper (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Tor Johnson
Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
Florence Lawrence
(uncredited)
Harry Ekezian
Hookalakah Meshobbab (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby
Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
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