Broadway Bill is a horse-racing comedy film from 1934, directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. The film was one of Capra's personal favourites, and he remade it himself in 1950 as Riding High. This article is about the film director. ... This article is about the film director. ... Mark Hellinger (March 21, 1903 to December 21, 1947) is primarily known as a New York theatre critic and reviewer. ... Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897–September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra. ... Actor Warner Baxter Warner Baxter (March 29, 1889 - May 7, 1951) was an American actor. ... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... Walter Connolly (born April 8, 1887 - died May 28, 1940) was an American actor who made almost fifty films between 1914 and 1939. ... Helen Vinson on the cover of Pic Magazine in 1940. ... Douglass Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... This article is about the film director. ... Actor Warner Baxter Warner Baxter (March 29, 1889 - May 7, 1951) was an American actor. ... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... Riding High (1950) is a black and white musical racetrack film featuring Bing Crosby and directed by Frank Capra in which the songs were actually sung as the movie was being filmed instead of the customary lip-syncing to previous recordings. ...
In later years, the distributor of Riding High, Paramount Pictures, would acquire the rights to Broadway Bill. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ...
In the UK the film was released as Strictly Confidential.
This particular opening harks back to Broadway’s golden age, when the Great White Way was populated by challenging new plays, in addition to the dance extravaganzas, musicals and revivals that currently crowd out the docket.
The novelty of a new play on Broadway conjures such nostalgia that members of New York’s press corps are said to be rooting for it, if only to honor the producers’ bravery for taking such a financial risk.
BILL PULLMAN: I’m still not at all that sure about hanging around with playwrights while you’re doing their plays.
Cast notes: Clarence Muse is cool as Baxter's sidekick, in a surprisingly strong role for an African-American actor at the time; Margaret Hamilton (aka the Wicked Witch of the West) plays "vinegar puss", the spinsterish landlady of one of Baxter's ne'er-do-well pals.
BroadwayBill is the story of a man played by Warner Baxter, married to the daughter of a business tycoon, who has sacrificed his love for horses to work for his empire building father-in-law.
He decides to break away from the life he hates, and he pins his hopes on BroadwayBill, a horse with a lot of heart.
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