Straight, Place and Show
{{Short description|1938 film by David Butler}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = File:Straight, Place and Show.jpg
| name = Straight, Place and Show
| director = David Butler
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- M. M. Musselman
- Allen Rivkin
- Jack Lait Jr.
- Lew Brown
}}
| based_on = {{based on|Saratoga Chips|Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
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| cinematography = Ernest Palmer
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| editing = Irene Morra
| released = {{film date|1938|09|30}}
| production_companies = 20th Century-Fox
| distributor = 20th Century-Fox
| runtime = 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,{{cite news |last1=Kinloch |first1=John |title=Review |url=https://archive.org/details/la_caleagle_reel19/page/n617/mode/2up |access-date=16 February 2022 |work=California Eagle |date=October 13, 1938}} 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
Al, Jimmy and Harry get into a jam at the racetrack and expose a gang of cheating Russian jockeys.
Cast
- 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 chauffeurSmith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 206. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0030802}}
{{David Butler}}
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by David Butler
Category:American comedy films
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films based on works by Damon Runyon
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