Broadway Bill
“The Comedy Successor to 'It Happened One Night'”
Synopsis
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...
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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)
Release History & Theatrical Window
November 30, 1934
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$669K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.4M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
2.09x
+$731K net gain
Theatrical Status
Profitable
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Screenplay & Story
- Robert Riskin
- Original Score
- Howard Jackson
- Original Title
- Broadway Bill
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Production Budget
- $669K
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.4M
- Production Studios
- Columbia Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Frank Capra
Robert Riskin, Mark Hellinger
Howard Jackson
Joseph Walker
Gene Havlick
Frank Capra, Harry Cohn
Department Leadership Roster
Robert Riskin
Screenplay
Frank Capra
Director
Joseph Walker
Director of Photography
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design
Frank Capra
Producer
Howard Jackson
Original Music Composer
Harry Cohn
Producer
Gene Havlick
Editor
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Broadway Bill
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Broadway Bill about?
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...
Who directed Broadway Bill?
Broadway Bill was directed by Frank Capra.
Who stars in Broadway Bill?
The principal cast of Broadway Bill includes Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson, Douglass Dumbrille.
When was Broadway Bill released and how long is it?
Broadway Bill was released in 1934 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.
What was the box office and production budget of Broadway Bill?
Broadway Bill had a reported production budget of $669K and grossed $1.4M at the worldwide box office (2.09 return on budget, classified as a commercial hit).
Who composed the musical score for Broadway Bill?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Broadway Bill was composed by Howard Jackson.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Broadway Bill?
Broadway Bill holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).