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6.0/10 • 21

1934-11-301h 44m

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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...

Directors
Frank Capra
Editors
Gene Havlick

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  1. Warner Baxter

    Warner Baxter

    Dan Brooks

  2. Myrna Loy

    Myrna Loy

    Alice 'Princess' Higgins

  3. Walter Connolly

    Walter Connolly

    J.L. Higgins

  4. Helen Vinson

    Helen Vinson

    Margaret

  5. Douglass Dumbrille

    Douglass Dumbrille

    Eddie Morgan

  6. Raymond Walburn

    Raymond Walburn

    Colonel Pettigrew

  7. Lynne Overman

    Lynne Overman

    Happy McGuire

  8. Clarence Muse

    Clarence Muse

    Whitey

  9. Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill - a Horse

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CinemaSerf

Jan 7, 2024

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$668,900.00
Revenue
$1,400,000.00
Keywords
gamblinghorsefamily business colonelheiress