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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. | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Bing Crosby | ... | Dan Brooks |
 | Coleen Gray | ... | Alice Higgins |
 | Charles Bickford | ... | J.L. Higgins |
 | Frances Gifford | ... | Margaret Higgins |
 | William Demarest | ... | Happy |
| Raymond Walburn | ... | Prof. Pettigrew |
 | James Gleason | ... | Racing Secretary |
 | Ward Bond | ... | Lee |
 | Clarence Muse | ... | Whitey |
| Percy Kilbride | ... | Pop Jones |
 | Harry Davenport | ... | Johnson |
 | Margaret Hamilton | ... | Edna |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Whitehall |
 | Douglass Dumbrille | ... | Eddie Howard |
 | Gene Lockhart | ... | J.P. Chase |
| Marjorie Hoshelle | ... | Mathilda Early |
 | Rand Brooks | ... | Henry Early |
| Willard Waterman | ... | Arthur Winslow |
 | Marjorie Lord | ... | Mary Winslow |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Hamburger Man |
| Joe Frisco | ... | Joe Frisco |
 | Frankie Darro | ... | Jockey Williams |
 | Charles Lane | ... | Erickson |
 | Dub Taylor | ... | Joe |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Alex Akimoff | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Veterinarian (uncredited) |
 | Max Baer | ... | Bertie (uncredited) |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| M.A. Bogue | ... | Musician (uncredited) |
| Roma Bower | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley | ... | Howard's Bookkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Benny Burt | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Candy Candido | ... | Musician (uncredited) |
| Bill Cartledge | ... | Ex-Jockey (uncredited) |
| Lois Chartrand | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Allen Church | ... | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
| Les Clark | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Chuck Colean | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Heinie Conklin | ... | Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Highland Dale | ... | Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited) |
| Roger Davis | ... | Second Butler (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Eileen Dixon | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
 | Ann Doran | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Charlotte J. Edler | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Bob Evans | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Tom Fadden | ... | Whitehall's Trainer (uncredited) |
| Fritz Feld | ... | French Dressmaker (uncredited) |
| Margaret Field | ... | Maid (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | ... | Racetrack Official (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| Martin C. Gabriel | ... | Veterinarian (uncredited) |
| Gerry Ganzer | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Lehanna Rae Gaudette | ... | Little Girl with Doll (uncredited) |
| Mickey Golden | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
 | Joe Gray | ... | Johnny (uncredited) |
| Raymond Gray | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Virginia Griffith | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Patricia Hall | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | ... | One of Howard's Men (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Oliver Hardy | ... | Sucker (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | ... | Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| E. Mason Hopper | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Alfred P. James | ... | Mel (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jerry James | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Richard Keene | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Tom Kennedy | ... | Racetrack Mug (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Richard Kipling | ... | Jailer (uncredited) |
| Al Kline | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Britt Layton | ... | Jockey (uncredited) |
| Paul Lees | ... | Intern (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Mack | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Patricia Marlowe | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Robert McKenzie | ... | Man in Barbershop (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| John 'Skins' Miller | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Phil Moore | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Rex Moore | ... | Blood Bank Character (uncredited) |
| Lyle Moraine | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Pat Moriarity | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| Vinita Murdock | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | ... | One of Howard's Men (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Neumann | ... | Secretary (uncredited) |
| James Nolan | ... | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | ... | Harry (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parks | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Ralph Peters | ... | Doorman at Beer Tavern (uncredited) |
| 'Snub' Pollard | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ed Randolph | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Grace Raphael | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
 | Kasey Rogers | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | ... | Barber (uncredited) |
| Jean Ruth | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | ... | Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Leo 'Ukie' Sherin | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | ... | Blood Bank Character / Bettor (uncredited) |
| Buddy Sullivan | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Sidney Alfred Swanson | ... | Starter (uncredited) |
| Gus Taillon | ... | Patient (uncredited) |
| Betty Taylor | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Norma Thelan | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Marie Thomas | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | Betting Parlor Operator (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Buster Wiles | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
| Willard W. Willingham | ... | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Henry Wills | ... | Stableman (uncredited) |
| Bernice Young | ... | Bettor (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Frank Capra | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Robert Riskin | (screenplay) | |
| Melville Shavelson | (additional dialogue) and | |
| Jack Rose | (additional dialogue) | |
| Mark Hellinger | (based on a story by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Frank Capra | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Victor Young | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| George Barnes | (director of photography) | ||
| Ernest Laszlo | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Hornbeck | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Hans Dreier | |||
| Walter H. Tyler | (as Walter Tyler) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Emile Kuri | |||
| Sam Comer | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | (costumes) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Charles Berner | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Gertrude Reade | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Merle Reeves | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| William Woods | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| James Cottrell | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
| William Mull | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Arthur S. Black Jr. | .... | assistant director (as Arthur Black) | |
Sound Department | |||
| John Cope | .... | sound recordist | |
| Hugo Grenzbach | .... | sound recordist | |
| Gordon Rayburn | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Frank Baur | .... | second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Haskell B. Boggs | .... | operating cameraman (uncredited) | |
| Jack Koffman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| William Rand | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Henry Schuster | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Dominic Seminerio | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Chester Sticht | .... | second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Johnny Burke | .... | new songs: music by | |
| Joseph J. Lilley | .... | vocal arrangements | |
| Troy Sanders | .... | music associate | |
| Jimmy Van Heusen | .... | new songs: lyrics by (as James Van Heusen) | |
| Victor Young | .... | music director | |
Other crew | |||
| Martin 'Doc' Gabriel | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Harry F. Hogan | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Picture)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Frank Capra's Riding High" - USA (complete title)
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112 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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John F. Seitz shot the Tanforan racetrack sequence, uncredited.See more »
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Edited from Broadway Bill (1934)See more »
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...when he remade Broadway BILL (1934) as RIDING HIGH (1950). Recasting Bing Crosby as DAN BROOKS did not help a screenplay that was 'dated' in 34 let alone 50. This sad film has entire scenes lifted from the original with many of the supporting cast repeating their roles, unless they were dead. Though being older did not seem to matter to the Director. Nor that the Cars and Clothes in the background plates from 1934 did not match up too 1950s' standards. Not even 'der Bingel' singing can redeem this effort.
We rated both the original and the remake IMDb Four****Stars. Frank's touch was long gone and all that was left was CAPRA-CORN. That did not stop Mr. Capra though. After floundering around the 50's making some educational documentaries he wound up his career remaking LADY FOR A DAY (1933) as POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES (1961). Again a fine cast was let down on that IMDb Six******Star effort compared too the originals Eight********Stars. Sometimes it is better to quit while you were still ahead, right after STATE OF THE UNION (1948).