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Broadway Bill poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.0 / 100
1934·Comedy / Drama·1h 44m

BROADWAY BILL

“The Comedy Successor to 'It Happened One Night'”

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...

Above the Line
Frank Capra·DirectorRobert Riskin·ScreenplayMark Hellinger·StoryJoseph Walker·Director of PhotographyHoward Jackson·Original Music ComposerGene Havlick·Editor
Cast
Warner Baxter·Dan BrooksMyrna Loy·Alice 'Princess' HigginsWalter Connolly·J.L. HigginsHelen Vinson·MargaretDouglass Dumbrille·Eddie MorganRaymond Walburn·Colonel PettigrewLynne Overman·Happy McGuireClarence Muse·WhiteyBroadway Bill·Broadway Bill - a HorseMargaret Hamilton·Edna
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Frank Capra·Director
Writing· 2
Robert Riskin·ScreenplayMark Hellinger·Story
Camera· 1
Joseph Walker·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Gene Havlick·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Howard Jackson·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
Robert Kalloch·Costume DesignJerome Pycha Jr.·Art Direction
Production· 2
Frank Capra·ProducerHarry Cohn·Producer
By the Numbers
66.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
100%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
ROI 109%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Broadway Bill's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#99C6E6
#331F0C
#E6E6E6
Mood
Joyful, Romantic, Lighthearted
Composition
Centered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Painted

“A painted movie poster depicts a man and a woman embracing in the foreground, with a brown horse's head and neck positioned centrally behind them. A large green”

comedydramaromance
Key Elements
HorseRoosterWreathRosesFedora
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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