Riding High
Summary:
Anxious to remain active in the 1950s, director Frank Capra wanted to prove to Paramount Pictures that he could deliver an "A" picture on a modest budget. To that end, Capra bought the rights of his 1934 film Broadway Bill from Columbia, and remade it under the title Riding High. He then hired many of the supporting actors who'd appeared in Broadway Bill -- including... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bing Crosby - (Dan Brooks)
Coleen Gray - (Alice Higgins)
Charles Bickford - (J.L. Higgins)
Frances Gifford - (Margaret Higgins)
Raymond Walburn - (Prof. Pettigrew)
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Review:
Riding High is a so-so semi-musical film that provides a modicum of entertainment, much of it coming from leading man Bing Crosby. Crosby is in fine form here, handed a character that he knows from the bottom up: a laidback guy who may come from wealth but isn't pretentious and who wants what he wants rather than what others want for him. ... Continue >>
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