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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

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