Man on the Flying Trapeze 88 years old

Come to the crowning of America's comedy King!

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.

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Man on the Flying Trapeze Cast

Name Character
Carlotta Monti She was 28, 86 years old when she died as Secretary
James Flavin He was 29, 69 years old when he died as Chauffeur
Walter Brennan He was 41, 80 years old when he died as 'Legs' Garnett
James Burke He was 48, 81 years old when he died as Patrolman
Mary Brian She was 29, 96 years old when she died as Hope Wolfinger
Lew Kelly He was 55, 64 years old when he died as Adolph Berg
Lucien Littlefield He was 39, 64 years old when he died as Mr. Peabody
Oscar Apfel He was 57, 60 years old when he died as President Malloy
Tammany Young He was 48, 49 years old when he died as 'Willie' the Weasel
Michael Visaroff He was 42, 58 years old when he died as Cellmate
W.C. Fields He was 55, 66 years old when he died as Ambrose Wolfinger
Tor Johnson He was 31, 67 years old when he died as Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher He was 40, 84 years old when he died as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Grady Sutton He was 29, 89 years old when he died as Claude Neselrode
David Clyde He was 19, now 68 years old as J. Farnsworth Wallaby
Florence Lawrence She was 49, 52 years old when she died as (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth He was 51, 62 years old when he died as Judge
Vera Lewis She was 62, 82 years old when she died as Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode
Edward Gargan He was 33, 61 years old when he died as Patrolman
Kathleen Howard She was 51, 71 years old when she died as Leona Wolfinger

Man on the Flying Trapeze Crew

Name Department
Clyde Bruckman as Director. He was 40 (60) years old when He died Directing
W.C. Fields as Director. He was 55 (66) years old when He died Directing
W.C. Fields as Story. He was 55 (66) years old when He died Writing
Ray Harris as Screenplay. He was 7 (76) years old when He died Writing
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Man on the Flying Trapeze (88 years)

Come to the crowning of America's comedy King!

  • Release day: Saturday, August 03, 1935
  • Runtime: 66 minutes