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Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

Release: 1934-11-30 ·Runtime: 104m ·★ 6.0
Comedy Drama

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...

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Helen Vinson Helen Vinson as Margaret Gino Corrado Gino Corrado as (uncredited) Charles Lane Charles Lane as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) Robert McKenzie Robert McKenzie as Man in Barbershop (uncredited) Charles Middleton Charles Middleton as Veterinarian (uncredited) Raymond Walburn Raymond Walburn as Colonel Pettigrew Clara Blandick Clara Blandick as Mrs. Peterson Lucille Ball Lucille Ball as Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited) Stanley Blystone Stanley Blystone as Jailer (uncredited) Harry Semels Harry Semels as Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited) Lynne Overman Lynne Overman as Happy McGuire Clarence Muse Clarence Muse as Whitey Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited) Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin as Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited) Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey as Bradshaw (uncredited) Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe as (uncredited) Warner Baxter Warner Baxter as Dan Brooks George Cooper George Cooper as Joe Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited) Helene Millard Helene Millard as Mrs. Arthur Winslow (uncredited) Myrna Loy Myrna Loy as Alice 'Princess' Higgins Walter Connolly Walter Connolly as J.L. Higgins Frankie Darro Frankie Darro as Ted Williams Edmund Breese Edmund Breese as Presiding Judge Ward Bond Ward Bond as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) Kernan Cripps Kernan Cripps as Policeman (uncredited) Sam Flint Sam Flint as Racetrack Official (uncredited) Gladys Gale Gladys Gale as Head Nurse (uncredited) Inez Courtney Inez Courtney as Nurse Mae (uncredited) Christian J. Frank Christian J. Frank as Sheriff (uncredited) Paul Harvey Paul Harvey as James Whitehall (uncredited) Joan Standing Joan Standing as Brooks' Phone Operator (uncredited) George Meeker George Meeker as Henry Early Jason Robards Sr. Jason Robards Sr. as Arthur Winslow Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Eddie Morgan Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton as Edna John Merton John Merton as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor as Reporter (uncredited) Emmett Vogan Emmett Vogan as Betting Parlor Operator (uncredited) Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Morgan's Bookkeeper (uncredited) Alan Hale Alan Hale as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) Louis Natheaux Louis Natheaux as Morgan's Henchman (uncredited) Helen Flint Helen Flint as Mrs. Henry Early (uncredited)