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The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Play trailer Poster for The Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935,  1h 5m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 4 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
An unlucky memory expert (W.C. Fields) has a loyal daughter (Mary Brian), a nagging wife (Kathleen Howard) and a great thirst.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 30, 2022
3.5/4
The classic scene involves Ambrose receiving four(!) parking tickets in a row, but other comic set-pieces are just as effective. Go to Full Review
William E. Clark New York Age Jul 13, 2021
[The Man on the Flying Trapeze] will convince the most skeptical of the universal appeal of the Field's humor. Go to Full Review
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Apr 17, 2020
W. C. Fields trying to get to a wrestling match. Some delicious scenes where he shows the value of his private system of keeping files, in an otherwise normal office. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Nov 14, 2009
A plangent anti-Cult of Domesticity symphony Go to Full Review
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Poe R Mar 25, 2017 Slow moving with a couple extended sketches that were a bit long. There's just enough plot about W.C. Fields trying to see a wrestling match for which he paid $15 to get a ringside seat to tie together the sketches, one-line quips and vaudevillian sight gags. It's not as strong as some of his others, but W.C. Fields fans will still enjoy it. John See more
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Cast & Crew

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Clyde Bruckman

Director

W.C. Fields

Director

W.C. Fields

Ambrose Wolfinger

Mary Brian

Hope Wolfinger

Kathleen Howard

Leona Wolfinger

Grady Sutton

Claude Neselrode

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The Man on the Flying Trapeze

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Movie Info

Synopsis An unlucky memory expert (W.C. Fields) has a loyal daughter (Mary Brian), a nagging wife (Kathleen Howard) and a great thirst.
Director
Clyde Bruckman, W.C. Fields
Producer
William LeBaron
Screenwriter
Sam Hardy, W.C. Fields, Ray Harris
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 14, 2004
Runtime
1h 5m
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