Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 film by Clyde Bruckman, W. C. Fields / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a film. For the popular song, see The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (song).
Man on the Flying Trapeze (UK title: The Memory Expert)[2] is a 1935 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his other roles of this nature, Fields is put-upon throughout the film, but triumphs in the end. This was the final film directed by Clyde Bruckman.
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Directed by | Clyde Bruckman W. C. Fields (uncredited)[1] Sam Hardy (uncredited)[1] |
Written by | W. C. Fields (story, as "Charles Bogle") Sam Hardy (story) Ray Harris Jack Cunningham (uncredited) John Sinclair (uncredited) Bobby Vernon (uncredited) |
Produced by | William LeBaron |
Starring | W. C. Fields Mary Brian Kathleen Howard |
Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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