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...
Broadway Bill (1934) is a comedy and drama film directed by Frank Capra, released on November 30, 1934 with a runtime of 1h 44m. It stars Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly and Helen Vinson. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 22 ratings.
Warner Baxter
as Dan Brooks
Myrna Loy
as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Walter Connolly
as J.L. Higgins
Helen Vinson
as Margaret
Douglass Dumbrille
as Eddie Morgan
Raymond Walburn
as Colonel Pettigrew
Lynne Overman
as Happy McGuire
Clarence Muse
as Whitey
Broadway Bill
as Broadway Bill - a Horse
Margaret Hamilton
as Edna
Frankie Darro
as Ted Williams
George Cooper
as Joe
Directed by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin and Mark Hellinger, produced by Frank Capra and Harry Cohn.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 22 ratings.
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…
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The main cast of Broadway Bill (1934) includes Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson and Douglass Dumbrille. The film was directed by Frank Capra. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Broadway Bill was released on November 30, 1934 and runs for 1h 44m.
Broadway Bill (1934) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 22 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
