Broadway Bill
1934 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,206 VOTES · DIR. Frank Capra
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
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00:01:18 Yes, J.L.
00:04:35 He's got background, stamina.
00:08:05 –I know I'm a pest. –We'll never get there!
00:13:08 I'm happy to say all the Higgins enterprises are doing well.
00:17:16 But you're not going to crush him any longer.
00:22:05 See that?
00:25:51 A gentleman, Whitey.
00:29:23 With a start of $50, I got a pile of...
00:33:26 But we need 500.
00:38:14 Skeeter!
00:42:07 See what that rooster makes?
00:46:02 –Whitey says you don't eat. –I have plenty to eat.
00:49:35 Come on down. Help me close these doors.
00:55:22 That’s no place for her! Little imp!
00:59:03 Funny place to make money, around a racetrack.
01:02:21 I got good information.
01:07:36 Must you do that?
01:11:32 –7 to 1. –7 to 1?
01:14:59 –That’s good enough for me. –Give me that phone.
01:18:00 That’s a long story.
01:21:08 Sure.
01:24:56 and the great question today is...
01:29:32 He's in the vanguard!
01:35:57 What he did yesterday was a lesson in courage and loyalty.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,583
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:01:18
Final line01:35:57
Production Record
DirectorFrank Capra
LanguageEnglish
Budget$668,900
Revenue$1,400,000
IMDb votes1,206