1933
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Broadway Bill is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. Screenplay by Robert Riskin and based on the short story "Strictly Confidential" by Mark Hellinger, the film is about a man's love for his thoroughbred race horse and the woman who helps him achieve his dreams.
Dan Brooks (Warner Baxter) quits his job and his wife to pursue his dream of racing his horse Broadway Bill. He gets help from his sister-in-law Alice (Myrna Loy), who is secretly in love with him.
- (1.2K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Frank Capra
- 1934-12-27
Jun 20, 2022 · A runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.**. Director: Frank Capra** Stars: Warner Baxter, Myrna ...
- 102 min
- 1449
- ONESMEDIA
Broadway Bill. Gambler Dan Brooks (Warner Baxter) is married to Margaret (Helen Vinson), the daughter of a factory owner (Walter Connolly), but is more interested in horse racing than joining the...
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- Frank Capra
- G
- Warner Baxter
An heiress and her brother-in-law defy her father by going into horse racing.
- Frank Capra, C. C. Coleman, Ray Davidson
- Warner Baxter
Overview. 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.
He buys a nag named Broadway Bill and tries to build the horse into a winner--if he doesn't bankrupt himself first. Only Baxter's sister-in-law Myrna Loy and black stable hand Clarence Muse have faith in Broadway Bill. The horse wins a crucial race, but dies suddenly at the finish line.
