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Man on the Flying Trapeze

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Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1935-08-03

Runtime: 66 mins

Director: Clyde Bruckman, W.C. Fields

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Man on the Flying Trapeze

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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