High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
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- Passed
- 1h 50min
- Adventure, Music
- Sep 1937 (Japan)
- Movie
Pennsylvania, 1859. Railroad tycoon Brennan (Alan Hale) is muscling in on oil-drilling farmers, led by Peter Cortland (Randolph Scott). Cortland must try to save their oil business, while also saving his marriage to Sally (Irene Dunne).
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| Irene Dunne | ... |
Sally Watterson
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| Randolph Scott | ... |
Peter Cortlandt
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| Dorothy Lamour | ... |
Molly Fuller
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| Elizabeth Patterson | ... |
Grandma Cortlandt
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| Raymond Walburn | ... |
Doc Watterson
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| Charles Bickford | ... |
Red Scanlon
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| Akim Tamiroff | ... |
Joe Varese
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| Ben Blue | ... |
Zeke
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| William Frawley | ... |
Mac
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| Alan Hale | ... |
Walt Brennan
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| Irving Pichel | ... |
Mr. Stark
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
Lem Moulton
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| James Burke | ... |
Stackpole
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| Roger Imhof | ... |
Pop Bowers
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| Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Mr. Lippincott
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| Purnell Pratt | ... |
Col. Blake
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Foreman
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| Carol Adams | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Constance Bergen | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Georgie Billings | ... |
Boy at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
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| Billy Bletcher | ... |
Shorty (uncredited)
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| Monte Blue | ... |
Oil Man (uncredited)
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Horace G. Brown | ... |
Driller (uncredited)
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Raymond Brown | ... |
P.T. Barnum (uncredited)
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| Marjorie Cameron | ... |
Blonde Singer (uncredited)
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| Louise Carver | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Jack Rube Clifford | ... |
Wash Miller (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Piano Player (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
Bank President (uncredited)
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| Russell Hopton | ... |
John Thompson (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Jones (uncredited)
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| Lew Kelly | ... |
Carpenter (uncredited)
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| Paul Kruger | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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| Helen Lowell | ... |
Mrs. Lippincott (uncredited)
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| George MacQuarrie | ... |
Peter's Man (uncredited)
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John Marshall | ... |
Teller (uncredited)
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| Claire McDowell | ... |
Seamstress (uncredited)
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| Robert Milasch | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Ivan Miller | ... |
Marble (uncredited)
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Philip Morris | ... |
Teamster (uncredited)
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| John T. Murray | ... |
Mr. Green (uncredited)
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| Rolfe Sedan | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Harry Semels | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Frank Shannon | ... |
Peter's Man (uncredited)
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John M. Sullivan | ... |
Old Gentleman (uncredited)
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| Frank Sully | ... |
Gabby Johnson (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Fred Warren | ... |
Piano Player (uncredited)
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Pat West | ... |
Razorback (uncredited)
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Ernest Wood | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Rouben Mamoulian | ||
Written by
| Oscar Hammerstein II | ... | () |
| George O'Neil | ... | () |
Produced by
| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Russell Bennett | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Victor Milner | ... | (photographed by) |
| Theodor Sparkuhl | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Archie Marshek | ||
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| John B. Goodman | ||
Costume Design by
| Travis Banton | ||
Art Department
| A.E. Freudeman | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Charles Hisserich | ... | sound recordist |
| Don Johnson | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Robert Russell Bennett | ... | music arranger (as Russell Bennett) |
| Jerome Kern | ... | music |
| Boris Morros | ... | musical director |
| Bernhard Kaun | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| LeRoy Prinz | ... | choreographer |
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1937) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1938) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1938) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Skouras Films (1938) (Greece) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved: certificate no. 3254)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The setting is a small town in Pennsylvania in 1858-9. Sally Watterson and her father have stopped in town with their traveling medicine show, but when their wagon catches fire, they find themselves stranded. They're taken in by Mrs. Cortlandt and her grandson, Peter, who is trying to set up a pipeline that will supply oil throughout the state. Sally and Peter soon fall in love and marry. Neither their marriage nor Peter's pipe dreams flow too smoothly.
Written by Daniel Bubbeo |
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| Taglines | SINGING ADVENTURE! (original print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Jan. 30, 1938 - all caps) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,900,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to Margaret J. Bailey's book on Hollywood costume design of the 1930's, "Those Glorious Glamour Years," apple trees in blossom were required for some scenes. Frost in California had decimated the apple trees, so studio technicians at Paramount Studios worked overnight, peeling rosebuds down and sticking them on bare trees with maple syrup to simulate an apple orchard in full blossom. See more » |
| Soundtracks | High , Wild and Handsome See more » |
| Quotes |
Mac:
I'll bet Sally will be glad to get away from here. Doc Watterson: You think so, Mac? Mac: Sure. She's always fightin' with that Cortlandt fella. She hates the sight of him. Doc Watterson: You know human nature, don't you Mac? Mac: From A to Z. Doc Watterson: You must have skipped W. The women come under W. See more » |