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Directed by | David Butler |
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Based on | Saratoga Chips by Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar |
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Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Irene Morra |
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Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Straight, Place and Show is a 1938 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring the Ritz Brothers, Richard Arlen, and Ethel Merman,[1] and released by 20th Century-Fox. It based on the unproduced play Saratoga Chips by Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar. It features a performance of the song "With You on My Mind" by Merman.
Plot
[edit]Al, Jimmy and Harry get into a jam at the racetrack and expose a gang of cheating Russian jockeys.
Cast
[edit]- The Ritz Brothers as Themselves
- Ethel Merman as Linda Tyler
- Richard Arlen as Denny Paine
- Phyllis Brooks as Barbara Drake
- George Barbier as Mr. Drake
- Lon Chaney Jr. small role as a chauffeur[2]
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