Classic Movie Hub and Once Upon a Screen observe the release of Victoria Riskin's book about her famous parents and their 1942-1955 marriage with a blogathon running on March 2nd, here and 3rd, here.
Hollywood in 1934 was grappling with the prospect of truly enforcing the Production Cod read more
I’m still on the blogathon trail! This is my contribution to the Animals in Film Blogathon, which is being hosted by Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. Please do go along and look at the other postings. Horse-racing tale Broadway Bill was clearly a story which meant a lot to read more
In 1934, director Frank Capra released the seminal classic It Happened One Night, a picture that helped define the relatively new genre of screwball comedy. On the heels of that film’s monumental success, Capra followed up with another comedy, Broadway Bill. But while Night became a perennial read more
Though not exactly “lost” or even “forgotten,” Frank Capra’s Broadway Bill (1934) is a delightful movie, that has never gotten the attention of other Capra offerings like It Happened One Night (1934), You Can’t Take it With You (1938) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washin read more
My latest DVD-R purchase from the Warner Archive Collection is 1934's BROADWAY BILL. Why did I get this? Because it was one of the few films directed by Frank Capra that I had never seen.
Out of all the features Frank Capra made during his time at Columbia, BROADWAY BILL may be the most obscure. Ca read more
My latest DVD-R purchase from the Warner Archive Collection is 1934's BROADWAY BILL. Why did I get this? Because it was one of the few films directed by Frank Capra that I had never seen.
Out of all the features Frank Capra made during his time at Columbia, BROADWAY BILL may be the most obscure. Ca read more
Broadway Bill
Directed by Frank Capra
1934/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing Alice Higgins: Yes. Bedspreads and underwear. Frank Capra made this pleasant comedy between It Happened One Night and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. Higginsville is a one-man town; all the business are owned read more
