eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 5c0012 BROADWAY BILL Saalfield hardcover book 1934 Hellinger's novel w/scenes from Capra's movie! Date Sold 7/23/2020Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Hardcover Book (measures 4 3/4" x 5 1/4" [12 x 13 cm]; 150 pages) (Learn More) Broadway Bill, the 1934 Frank Capra horse racing gambling romantic love triangle comedy melodrama ("Great Alone - Perfect Together!"; "Two Great Stars in The Comedy Successor to 'It Happened One Night'"; "The Comedy Successor to 'It Happened One Night'!"; "Based on the story by Mark Hellinger"; screen play "by Robert Riskin"; about a gambler who is married to the daughter of a millionaire, but she doesn't share his interests in gambling or horse racing, but her younger sister does, and it takes him a while to realize that he married the wrong sister!) starring Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson, Margaret Hamilton, Clarence Muse, and Broadway Bill the horse (in the title role). Director Frank Capra remade this film in 1950 as the musical "Riding High", in which he actually used many of the same actors so he wouldn't have to re-shoot any of the big race scenes, which were reused from this film! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that in the 1930s, The Saalfield Publishing Company published "Little Big Books", which were similar to Whitman Publishing's "Big Little Books", and "Better Little Books". All of these were tiny books that each had an image on one side and text on the other. They were mostly aimed at children and teenagers, and often were adapted from comic strips, comic books, movies, etc. Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads, which should greatly help you judge the condition of this book. Condition: fair. Note that the spine is completely detached, but that it will be sent together with the book and could be re-glued. Learn More about condition grades
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