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Riding High (1950)

APPROVED 112 min  -  Comedy  -   12 April 1950 (USA)
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A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

Director:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Robert Riskin (screenplay), Melville Shavelson (additional dialogue), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bing Crosby ...
Dan Brooks
Coleen Gray Coleen Gray ...
Alice Higgins
Charles Bickford Charles Bickford ...
J.L. Higgins
Frances Gifford Frances Gifford ...
Margaret Higgins
William Demarest William Demarest ...
Happy
Raymond Walburn Raymond Walburn ...
Prof. Pettigrew
James Gleason James Gleason ...
Racing Secretary
Ward Bond ...
Lee
Clarence Muse Clarence Muse ...
Whitey
Percy Kilbride Percy Kilbride ...
Pop Jones
Harry Davenport Harry Davenport ...
Johnson
Margaret Hamilton ...
Edna
Paul Harvey Paul Harvey ...
Whitehall
Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille ...
Eddie Howard
Gene Lockhart ...
J.P. Chase
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A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Frank Capra's Riding High See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Oliver Hardy could have played himself in this movie, as he was a regular at the Santa Anita Racetrack. For a short time, he owned a stable of horses. See more »

Connections

Edited from Broadway Bill (1934) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Whiffenpoof Song"
(1909) (uncredited)
Music by Tod B. Galloway
Lyrics by Meade Minnigerode and George S. Pomeroy
Sung a cappella by Bing Crosby, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, and joined by the restaurant diners See more »