the old fashioned way be a valuable piece of fieldsian history . film in 1934 and it portray the flim flam side of field a he lead his little theatrical troupe past sheriff and the general public in order to perform melodrama and and other feat of vaudeville . always on a shoestring and this time mcgonigle ( field ) enlist a local ( cleopatra pepperday ) to assist him in the play to keep it afloat . her fund be enough to keep it run another time . wc be at his best in this comedy and and it be especially valuable and because field get to do his old vaudeville juggling act at the end of the movie . those of u who be aware of field prowess a a juggler get this only movie to show just how good he be and and a few year before his drinking would start to take it toll on him . this movie have never be release by universal a a video and which own the right to it . perhaps they be save the release for an in house party and for except for the occasional television viewing and there be no other way to see it . come on and universal and let start release all of your field movie out of your dark and dingy vault . we promise to buy all of them if you do .