Man on the Flying Trapeze (Blu-ray)

W. C. Fields
Mary Brian
Kathleen Howard
Grady Sutton
Vera Lewis
Lucien Littlefield

Directed by Clyde Bruckman

Comedy legend W.C. Fields (My Little Chickadee) is Ambrose Wolfinger, a henpecked husband who wants the afternoon off (his first in twenty-five years) to go to a wrestling match, so he tells his boss he must attend his mother-in-law’s funeral. The afternoon soon turns catastrophic. 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. Directed by Buster Keaton cohort Clyde Bruckman (The General) with Fields’ uncredited help, Man on the Flying Trapeze is a high-flying act of comedic brilliance. The marvelous cast includes Mary Brian (Running Wild), Kathleen Howard (It’s a Gift), Grady Sutton (The Bank Dick) and Walter Brennan (Rio Bravo).

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Blu-ray Extras Include:

Brand New 2K Master

Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at W.C. Fields: Vintage Documentary

W.C. Fields Trailers

Optional English Subtitles