Broadway Bill (1934)
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...
Director: Frank Capra
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 104 min
Release Date: November 30, 1934
Cast
- Warner Baxter - Dan Brooks
- Myrna Loy - Alice 'Princess' Higgins
- Walter Connolly - J.L. Higgins
- Helen Vinson - Margaret
- Douglass Dumbrille - Eddie Morgan
- Raymond Walburn - Colonel Pettigrew
- Lynne Overman - Happy McGuire
- Clarence Muse - Whitey
- Broadway Bill - Broadway Bill - a Horse
- Margaret Hamilton - Edna
Screenplay
- Robert Riskin (Screenplay)
- Mark Hellinger (Story)
Music: Howard Jackson
Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Editing: Gene Havlick
Production: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Français, Español
Budget: $668,900
Box Office: $1M
Original Language: en
Keywords
gambling, horse, family business , colonel, heiress
More Films by Director: Frank Capra
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Broadway Bill about?
- 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...
- Who directed Broadway Bill?
- Broadway Bill was directed by Frank Capra.
- Who stars in Broadway Bill?
- Broadway Bill stars Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond Walburn.
- How long is Broadway Bill?
- Broadway Bill has a runtime of 1h 44m (104 minutes).
- What genre is Broadway Bill?
- Broadway Bill is a Comedy, Drama film.
- What is the budget of Broadway Bill?
- Broadway Bill had a budget of $668,900.
- How much did Broadway Bill gross?
- Broadway Bill grossed $1M worldwide.
- Where was Broadway Bill produced?
- Broadway Bill was produced in United States of America.