Riding High (1950): Cast & Plot
Riding High is a 1950 comedy directed by Frank Capra, starring Heinie Conklin as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited), Bing Crosby and Highland Dale. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Riding High About?
The premise of Riding High without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.
Riding High Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- horse
- horse trainer
- wager
- veterinarian
- unrequited love
- television
- singing
- sister in law
- sister
- sheriff
- rooster
- restaurant
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- rainstorm
- police
- millionaire
- mascot
- loaded dice
- life changing
- jail
- heiress
- gambling
- funeral
- financial crisis
- father in law
- family relationships
- family business
- family abandonment
- engagement
- debt
- craps
- colonel
- blood bank
- beating
- remake by original director
- horse racing
- remake
Riding High Cast & Characters
Heinie Conklin leads the cast as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited), with Bing Crosby as Dan Brooks and Highland Dale as Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited). Directed by Frank Capra; 46 actors are credited in all.
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Director Frank Capra
- Heinie Conklin as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Bing Crosby as Dan Brooks - Highland Dale as Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited)
- Skeeter as Broadway Bill's Rooster (uncredited)
Also Starring in Riding High
· 42 more- Charles Bickford J.L. Higgins
- Frances Gifford Margaret Higgins
- Raymond Walburn Prof. Pettigrew
- Coleen Gray Alice 'Princess' Higgins
- Clarence Muse Whitey
- Irving Bacon Hamburger Man
- Ward Bond Lee
- Gene Lockhart J.P. Chase
- James Gleason Racing Secretary
- Fritz Feld French Dressmaker (uncredited)
- Margaret Hamilton Edna
- Dub Taylor Joe
- Frankie Darro Jockey Williams
- Byron Foulger Maitre d' (uncredited)
- Oliver Hardy Sucker (uncredited)
- Charles Lane Erickson
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- Emmett Vogan Betting Parlor Operator (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Paul Harvey Whitehall
- Ann Doran Nurse (uncredited)
- Tom Kennedy Racetrack Mug (uncredited)
- Douglass Dumbrille Eddie Howard
- Sam Flint Racetrack Official (archive footage) (uncredited)
- William Demarest Happy
- Harry Semels Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Harry Davenport Johnson
- Robert McKenzie Man in Barbershop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Harry C. Bradley Howard's Bookkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Percy Helton Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- Clara Blandick Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Louis Natheaux One of Howard's Men (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joe Gray Johnny (uncredited)
- Rand Brooks Henry Early
- James Nolan Deputy (uncredited)
- Pat Moriarity Cop (uncredited)
- Percy Kilbride Pop Jones
- Willard Waterman Arthur Winslow
- Marjorie Hoshelle Mathilda Early
- Kasey Rogers Spectator (uncredited)
- Marjorie Lord Mary Winslow
- Max Baer Bertie (uncredited)
- Alfred P. James Mel (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Joe Frisco Joe Frisco
More from Frank Capra
More films directed by Frank Capra, best-rated first: It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Rendezvous in Space.
Riding High Plot Summary
What happens in Riding High from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Bing Crosby stars as Dan Brooks, a Yale graduate who is expected to marry Margaret Higgins, played by Frances Gifford, and join the Higgins family’s box-making business. Dan’s true passion is his horse, Broadway Bill, and he dreams of proving himself in racing rather than following the family path.
To raise the entry fee for the Imperial Derby, Dan teams up with his old pal Professor Pettigrew [Raymond Walburn], whose schemes are equal parts comic and desperate. Their plans backfire in a bakery of mishaps, and a moment of sheer embarrassment lands them in a restaurant they can’t pay for, forcing them to sing the Yale school song to settle the bill.
Full summary
The whole story of Riding High, scene by scene
Riding High Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Riding High.
How Well Do You Know Riding High?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which legendary crooner stars as Dan Brooks?
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Movies Like Riding High
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Crazy Over Horses, Riding High and Racing Lady.
Riding High FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Riding High, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Riding High?
Riding High runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was Riding High released?
Riding High was released on April 12, 1950.
Who directed Riding High?
Riding High was directed by Frank Capra.
More films by Frank Capra Who is in the cast of Riding High?
Riding High stars Heinie Conklin as Bettor on Broadway Bill (archive footage) (uncredited), Bing Crosby as Dan Brooks and Highland Dale as Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited), among 46 credited actors.
Does Riding High have a post-credit scene?
No. Riding High has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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