Broadway Bill

1h 44min

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...

Cast

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Dan Brooks
Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

J.L. Higgins
Helen Vinson

Helen Vinson

Margaret
Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Eddie Morgan
Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Colonel Pettigrew
Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Happy McGuire
Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill - a Horse
Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Ted Williams
George Meeker

George Meeker

Henry Early
Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Arthur Winslow
Ed Tucker

Ed Tucker

Jimmy Baker
Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Presiding Judge
Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Mrs. Peterson
Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Jailer (uncredited)
Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Higgins' 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Morgan's Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

(uncredited)
Inez Courtney

Inez Courtney

Nurse Mae (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Policeman (uncredited)
Helen Flint

Helen Flint

Mrs. Henry Early (uncredited)
Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Racetrack Official (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank

Christian J. Frank

Sheriff (uncredited)
Gladys Gale

Gladys Gale

Head Nurse (uncredited)
Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Bradshaw (uncredited)
Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

James Whitehall (uncredited)
Frank Holliday

Frank Holliday

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Alfred P. James

Alfred P. James

Mel (uncredited)
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

Man in Barbershop (uncredited)
John Merton

John Merton

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Veterinarian (uncredited)
Helene Millard

Helene Millard

Mrs. Arthur Winslow (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

(uncredited)
Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

Morgan's Henchman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Reporter (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

(uncredited)
Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Conductor Bettor on Broadway Bill (uncredited)
Skeeter

Skeeter

Broadway Bill's Rooster (uncredited)
Joan Standing

Joan Standing

Brooks' Phone Operator (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Betting Parlor Operator (uncredited)
Fred Walton

Fred Walton

Butler (uncredited)

Release date

30th Nov 1934

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Español