Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)

Comedy, Crime, Music, Mystery, Romance
Sarah Edwards, Walter Brennan, W.C. Fields, Joe Sawyer
Ambrose Wolfinger wants the afternoon off (his first in twenty-five years) to go to a wrestling match. He tells his boss that he must attend his mother-in-law's funeral. The afternoon is no joy. He tries to please a policeman, assist a chauffeur, chase a tire, and ends up getting hit by the body of a wrestler thrown from the ring. A series of mishaps leads his boss to send floral tributes to the house and notify the papers of the death (due to poisoned liquor). His shrewish wife, judgmental mother-in-law, and good-for-nothing brother-in-law add to his burdens. In the end he enjoys their fawning loyalty, a raise in pay, and his first vacation.—Ed Stephan
  • 1935-08-03 Released:
  • N/A DVD Release:
  • N/A Box office:
  • N/A Writer:
  • W.C. Fields Director:
  • N/A Website:

All subtitles: