Summer Cinematheque at the Chazen
Man on the Flying Trapeze | USA | 1935 | 35mm | 65 min. Director: Clyde Bruckman
Event Details
Date
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Description
Cast: W.C. Fields, Mary Brian, Grady Sutton
In this outrageous knee-slapper, the brilliant Fields plays the exasperated “memory expert” Ambrose Wallfinger, who’s only appreciated by his sweet adult daughter (Brian). A partial remake of Fields’ 1927 silent, Running Wild, the zany story begins when the henpecked Ambrose lies and tells his boss that his mother-in-law has died so he can attend a wrestling match. Preceded by the animated short The Bandmaster (Dick Lundy, 1947, 7 min.).
In this outrageous knee-slapper, the brilliant Fields plays the exasperated “memory expert” Ambrose Wallfinger, who’s only appreciated by his sweet adult daughter (Brian). A partial remake of Fields’ 1927 silent, Running Wild, the zany story begins when the henpecked Ambrose lies and tells his boss that his mother-in-law has died so he can attend a wrestling match. Preceded by the animated short The Bandmaster (Dick Lundy, 1947, 7 min.).
Cost
Free
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