Status
Released
original language
English
Budget
$ 668900
Revenue
$ 1400000
Top Billed 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
Frankie Darro
Ted Williams
George Cooper
Joe
George Meeker
Henry Early
Jason Robards Sr.
Arthur Winslow
Ed Tucker
Jimmy Baker
Edmund Breese
Presiding Judge
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Peterson
Irving Bacon
Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Jailer (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Morgan's Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
(uncredited)
Inez Courtney
Nurse Mae (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Policeman (uncredited)
Helen Flint
Mrs. Henry Early (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Racetrack Official (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Sheriff (uncredited)
Gladys Gale
Head Nurse (uncredited)
Alan Hale
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Bradshaw (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
James Whitehall (uncredited)
Frank Holliday
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Alfred P. James
Mel (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Man in Barbershop (uncredited)
John Merton
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Veterinarian (uncredited)
Helene Millard
Mrs. Arthur Winslow (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
(uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Reporter (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
(uncredited)
Harry Semels
Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
Skeeter
Broadway Bill's Rooster (uncredited)
Joan Standing
Brooks' Phone Operator (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Betting Parlor Operator (uncredited)
Fred Walton
Butler (uncredited)
Ethel Bryant
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A review by Geronimo1967
Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-01-07
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 money he is soon borrowing from anyone he can to keep the thing on four legs. It's first outing at the track is an unmitigated disaster, followed by a spell in jail for not paying his debts. Then "Alice" (Myrna Loy) steps in to help - and maybe, just maybe, they can get the horse entered into the Imperial Derby. What now ensues is actually quite good fun and features some of the tightest and exciting horse-racing coverage I've ever seen. The romantic elements can be largely ignored as the hapless "Dan" begins to look like he can make his father-in-law eat some humble pie and irritate the gambling fraternity at the same time. There are a couple of engaging supporting contributions - Raymond Walburn and Lynne Overman add value and if you're eagle-eyed you might spot Margaret Hamilton too. It's quickly paced and light-heartedly humorous and though probably twenty minutes too long, is still worth a watch.