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High, Wide, and Handsome (1937)

APPROVED 110 min  -  Musical | Western  -   24 October 1937 (Finland)
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Pennsylvania, 1859. Railroad tycoon Charles Bickford wants to take over the land of the oil-drilling framers, led by Peter Cortland.

Director:

Rouben Mamoulian

Writers:

Oscar Hammerstein II, George O'Neil

Stars:

Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott and Dorothy Lamour
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Irene Dunne ...
Sally Watterson
Randolph Scott ...
Peter Cortlandt
Dorothy Lamour ...
Molly Fuller
Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson ...
Grandma Cortlandt
Raymond Walburn Raymond Walburn ...
Doc Watterson
Charles Bickford Charles Bickford ...
Red Scanlon
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff ...
Joe Varese
Ben Blue Ben Blue ...
Zeke
William Frawley William Frawley ...
Mac
Alan Hale Alan Hale ...
Walt Brennan
Irving Pichel Irving Pichel ...
Mr. Stark
Stanley Andrews Stanley Andrews ...
Lem Moulton
James Burke James Burke ...
Stackpole
Roger Imhof Roger Imhof ...
Pop Bowers
Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield ...
Mr. Lippincott
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Storyline

The setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson and her father have stopped in town with their traveling medicine show, but when their wagon catches fire, they find themselves stranded. They're taken in by Mrs. Cortlandt and her grandson, Peter, who is trying to set up a pipeline that will supply oil throughout the state. Sally and Peter soon fall in love and marry. Neither their marriage nor Peter's pipe dreams flow too smoothly. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Oil | Beautiful Woman

Genres:

Musical | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Fúria do Oiro Negro See more »

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »

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Budget:

$1,900,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »

Soundtracks

"Can I Forget You ?"
by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung by Irene Dunne See more »