/nMzwClZuT1cYtppGuwB8XTciNLB.jpg
ComedyDrama

Broadway Bill

- The Comedy Successor to 'It Happened One Night'

Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his daughter Alice are fed up with that. Brooks quits his job as manager of J.L.'s paper box factory and devotes his life to his racing horse Broadway Bill, but his bankroll is thin and the luck is against him. He is arrested because of $150 he owes somebody for horse food, but suddenly a planned fraud by somebody else seems to offer him a chance...

Release Date : 1934-11-30

Language :EnglishFrenchSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Warner Baxter

Character Name : Dan Brooks

Original Name : Warner Baxter

Gender : Male

Myrna Loy

Character Name : Alice 'Princess' Higgins

Original Name : Myrna Loy

Gender : Female

Walter Connolly

Character Name : J.L. Higgins

Original Name : Walter Connolly

Gender : Male

Helen Vinson

Character Name : Margaret

Original Name : Helen Vinson

Gender : Female

Douglass Dumbrille

Character Name : Eddie Morgan

Original Name : Douglass Dumbrille

Gender : Male

Raymond Walburn

Character Name : Colonel Pettigrew

Original Name : Raymond Walburn

Gender : Male

Lynne Overman

Character Name : Happy McGuire

Original Name : Lynne Overman

Gender : Male

Clarence Muse

Character Name : Whitey

Original Name : Clarence Muse

Gender : Male

Broadway Bill

Character Name : Broadway Bill - a Horse

Original Name : Broadway Bill

Gender : Male

Margaret Hamilton

Character Name : Edna

Original Name : Margaret Hamilton

Gender : Female

Frankie Darro

Character Name : Ted Williams

Original Name : Frankie Darro

Gender : Male

George Cooper

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : George Cooper

Gender : Male

George Meeker

Character Name : Henry Early

Original Name : George Meeker

Gender : Male

Jason Robards Sr.

Character Name : Arthur Winslow

Original Name : Jason Robards Sr.

Gender : Male

Ed Tucker

Character Name : Jimmy Baker

Original Name : Ed Tucker

Gender : Male

Edmund Breese

Character Name : Presiding Judge

Original Name : Edmund Breese

Gender : Male

Clara Blandick

Character Name : Mrs. Peterson

Original Name : Clara Blandick

Gender : Female

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Lucille Ball

Character Name : Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Lucille Ball

Gender : Female

Stanley Blystone

Character Name : Jailer (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Ward Bond

Character Name : Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ward Bond

Gender : Male

Sidney Bracey

Character Name : Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Bracey

Gender : Male

Harry C. Bradley

Character Name : Morgan's Bookkeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry C. Bradley

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Gino Corrado

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Inez Courtney

Character Name : Nurse Mae (uncredited)

Original Name : Inez Courtney

Gender : Female

Kernan Cripps

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Kernan Cripps

Gender : Male

Helen Flint

Character Name : Mrs. Henry Early (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Flint

Gender : Female

Sam Flint

Character Name : Racetrack Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Flint

Gender : Male

Christian J. Frank

Character Name : Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Christian J. Frank

Gender : Male

Gladys Gale

Character Name : Head Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Gladys Gale

Gender : Female

Alan Hale

Character Name : Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Hale

Gender : Male

Forrester Harvey

Character Name : Bradshaw (uncredited)

Original Name : Forrester Harvey

Gender : Male

Paul Harvey

Character Name : James Whitehall (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Harvey

Gender : Male

Frank Holliday

Character Name : Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Holliday

Gender : Male

Alfred P. James

Character Name : Mel (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfred P. James

Gender : Male

Charles Lane

Character Name : Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Robert McKenzie

Character Name : Man in Barbershop (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert McKenzie

Gender : Male

John Merton

Character Name : Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Merton

Gender : Male

Charles Middleton

Character Name : Veterinarian (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Middleton

Gender : Male

Helene Millard

Character Name : Mrs. Arthur Winslow (uncredited)

Original Name : Helene Millard

Gender : Female

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Louis Natheaux

Character Name : Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Natheaux

Gender : Male

Frank O'Connor

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank O'Connor

Gender : Male

Dennis O'Keefe

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Harry Semels

Character Name : Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Semels

Gender : Male

Skeeter

Character Name : Broadway Bill's Rooster (uncredited)

Original Name : Skeeter

Gender : Male

Joan Standing

Character Name : Brooks' Phone Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Joan Standing

Gender : Female

Emmett Vogan

Character Name : Betting Parlor Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmett Vogan

Gender : Male

Fred Walton

Character Name : Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Walton

Gender : Male

Ethel Bryant

Character Name :

Original Name : Ethel Bryant

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-07

At a family dinner, patriarch "Higgins" (Walter Connolly) - who has his name on practically everything - is bemoaning the failures of his cardboard box division. That's run by son-in-law "Dan" (Warner Baxter) but he's bored witless by the whole operation and decides he wants to quit and focus on his eponymous racehorse. He quickly discovers that owning an horse is a pricey occupation, and without a job or family money he is soon borrowing from anyone he can to keep the thing on four legs. It's first outing at the track is an unmitigated disaster, followed by a spell in jail for not paying his debts. Then "Alice" (Myrna Loy) steps in to help - and maybe, just maybe, they can get the horse entered into the Imperial Derby. What now ensues is actually quite good fun and features some of the tightest and exciting horse-racing coverage I've ever seen. The romantic elements can be largely ignored as the hapless "Dan" begins to look like he can make his father-in-law eat some humble pie and irritate the gambling fraternity at the same time. There are a couple of engaging supporting contributions - Raymond Walburn and Lynne Overman add value and if you're eagle-eyed you might spot Margaret Hamilton too. It's quickly paced and light-heartedly humorous and though probably twenty minutes too long, is still worth a watch.