The Old-Fashioned Way (Paramount). Unlike Harpo Marx, William Claude Dukinfield (W. C. Fields) does not exhibit demented glee. His figure and his nose are as grotesque as those of James Durante, but he does not exploit them vivaciously. He is a character of solemn and futile dignity, presenting a set of absurd and foolish tricks which he has been performing for 30 years in vaudeville and revues. Although he never seems to suspect that he is funny, he is fast becoming a comedian as valuable to the...
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