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The Old Fashioned Way
The Old Fashioned Way may refer to: * The Old Fashioned Way (film), a 1934 film starring W. C. Fields * The Old Fashioned Way (song) "The Old Fashioned Way" is the English version of Charles Aznavour's ''Les plaisirs démodés'' song. The song was released in 1973 by Barclay Records as a single (''What makes a Man'' on the B-side) and became a hit in the Netherlands (No. 5), Bel ..., the English version of Charles Aznavour's song ''Les plaisirs démodés'' See also * Old Fashioned Way, a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden on the EP ''Moving Careful'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Fashioned Way, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Fashioned Way (film)
''The Old Fashioned Way'' is a 1934 American comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by William Beaudine and stars W. C. Fields. The script was written by Jack Cunningham based on a story by "Charles Bogle" (one of Fields's writing pseudonyms). Plot In 1897, a blustery actor-manager, "The Great McGonigle" (W. C. Fields), and his traveling theater troupe is perpetually underfunded and always just a step ahead of the law and creditors. McGonigle's daughter Betty (Judith Allen) is loyal to her father, and she tries to discourage a suitor named Wally Livingston (Joe Morrison), telling him he should follow his own father's wishes and go to college instead of trying to become an actor. Along with the rest of the troupe is McGonigle's rather dim-witted assistant Marmaduke (Tammany Young). Wally's wealthy father (Oscar Apfel) arrives in the town where the troupe is scheduled to perform a Victorian melodrama, William H. Smith's popular temperance play, ''The Dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Fashioned Way (song)
"The Old Fashioned Way" is the English version of Charles Aznavour's ''Les plaisirs démodés'' song. The song was released in 1973 by Barclay Records as a single (''What makes a Man'' on the B-side) and became a hit in the Netherlands (No. 5), Belgium and in the UK (it was on British charts for 15 weeks). Other performers *Fred Astaire *Mantovani Orchestra *Petula Clark * Frank Sinatra * Shirley Bassey * Helen Reddy *Liberace Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine As a film soundtrack *''Eyes Wide Shut'' (1999) (performed by Victor Silvester Orchestra) *''Jake Spanner, Private Eye'' (1989) (TV) *''The Muppet Show'', Episode #1.9 (1976) *''Ten Little Indians "Ten Little Indians" is a traditional American children's counting out rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 12976. The term "Indians" in this sense refers to Indigenous North American peoples. In 1868, songwriter Septimus Winner adapt ...'' (1974) Discography * 40 chansons d'or References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |