Broadway Bill

1934 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,206 VOTES · DIR. Frank Capra

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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. 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...

Dialogue Timeline — 1,583 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:18 Yes, J.L.
00:04:44 The Imperial Racetrack opened last week.
00:08:16 –Where to? –Anywhere...
00:13:42 22%.
00:18:35 The time has arrived.
00:22:43 He's got an old barn.
00:26:48 Stop dreaming. Where you gonna get $50?
00:30:54 Waiter.
00:35:09 –Guess he ain't ready yet. –Sure he is.
00:39:33 I'm not going back.
00:43:48 I don't care! I want my money!
00:47:35 I ought to let you have it.
00:52:13 Never mind. Come on.
00:57:40 Come on, Bill.
01:01:03 Couldn't you let a fella in on it?
01:05:17 Your contribution wasn't much...
01:10:14 Don't be angry. It didn't make any difference.
01:13:58 –This is funny. –What’s funny?
01:17:16 –Boss! –What?
01:20:33 Princess, come here.
01:24:18 My whole future depends on it.
01:28:49 Some say Dan Brooks has a screw loose for entering him.
01:35:18 Don't cry.
25:00:00 you to slip information to...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,583
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:01:18
Final line25:00:00

Production Record

DirectorFrank Capra
LanguageEnglish
Budget$668,900
Revenue$1,400,000
IMDb votes1,206