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1938 film by David Butler

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Straight, Place and Show

Directed by	David Butler
Screenplay by	M. M. Musselman Allen Rivkin Jack Lait Jr. Lew Brown
Based on	Saratoga Chips by Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar
Produced by	David Hempstead Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	The Ritz Brothers Richard Arlen Ethel Merman
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Irene Morra
Production company	20th Century-Fox
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)
Running time	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, 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 chauffeur

References

Kinloch, John (October 13, 1938). "Review". California Eagle. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 206. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.

External links

Straight, Place and Show at IMDb

v t e Films directed by David Butler
High School Hero (1927) News Parade (1928) Win That Girl (1928) Prep and Pep (1928) Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929) Chasing Through Europe (1929) High Society Blues (1930) Just Imagine (1930) A Connecticut Yankee (1931) Delicious (1931) Business and Pleasure (1932) Hold Me Tight (1933) My Weakness (1933) Bottoms Up (1934) Handy Andy (1934) Have a Heart (1934) Bright Eyes (1934) The Little Colonel (1935) Doubting Thomas (1935) The Littlest Rebel (1935) Captain January (1936) White Fang (1936) Pigskin Parade (1936) Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) You're a Sweetheart (1937) Kentucky Moonshine (1938) Straight, Place and Show (1938) Kentucky (1938) East Side of Heaven (1939) That's Right – You're Wrong (1939) If I Had My Way (1940) You'll Find Out (1940) Caught in the Draft (1941) Playmates (1941) Road to Morocco (1942) They Got Me Covered (1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944) The Princess and the Pirate (1944) San Antonio (1945) Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) My Wild Irish Rose (1947) Two Guys from Texas (1948) John Loves Mary (1949) Look for the Silver Lining (1949) It's a Great Feeling (1949) The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) Tea for Two (1950) Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) Where's Charley? (1952) April in Paris (1952) By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) Calamity Jane (1953) The Command (1954) King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) Jump into Hell (1955) Glory (1956) The Girl He Left Behind (1956) The Right Approach (1961) C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)

Films directed by David Butler

High School Hero (1927)
News Parade (1928)
Win That Girl (1928)
Prep and Pep (1928)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
Chasing Through Europe (1929)
High Society Blues (1930)
Just Imagine (1930)
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Delicious (1931)
Business and Pleasure (1932)
Hold Me Tight (1933)
My Weakness (1933)
Bottoms Up (1934)
Handy Andy (1934)
Have a Heart (1934)
Bright Eyes (1934)
The Little Colonel (1935)
Doubting Thomas (1935)
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Captain January (1936)
White Fang (1936)
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
You're a Sweetheart (1937)
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Kentucky (1938)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
If I Had My Way (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Playmates (1941)
Road to Morocco (1942)
They Got Me Covered (1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944)
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
San Antonio (1945)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
John Loves Mary (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
Where's Charley? (1952)
April in Paris (1952)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
The Command (1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Jump into Hell (1955)
Glory (1956)
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
The Right Approach (1961)
C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)

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