High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
Movie Info
High, Wide and Handsome almost defies classification: Perhaps it's best referred to as a historical musical western comedy melodrama. Irene Dunne plays an itinerant circus performer who marries oilman Randolph Scott. The couple heads to Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859, where Scott is among the lucky prospectors who strikes oil. With no train service to the refineries, the townsfolk are obliged to build a pipeline, which is accomplished to the accompaniment of several rousing musical numbers by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein. The villainous element is represented by Alan Hale, who does his best to block the project to serve his own evil ends. Dunne's old circus friends come to the rescue with a herd of trained elephants! High Wide and Handsome confused too many filmgoers to make money in 1937; today it's regarded in some circles as a classic.
Cast
Irene Dunne
as Sally Watterson
as Sally Watterson
Randolph Scott
as Peter Cortlandt
as Peter Cortlandt
Dorothy Lamour
as Molly Fuller
as Molly Fuller
Charles Bickford
as Red Scanlon
as Red Scanlon
Elizabeth Patterson
as Grandma Cortlandt
as Grandma Cortlandt
Raymond Walburn
as Doc Watterson
as Doc Watterson
Akim Tamiroff
as Joe Varese
as Joe Varese
Ben Blue
as Zeke
as Zeke
William Frawley
as Mac
as Mac
Alan Hale
as Walt Brennan
as Walt Brennan
Irving Pichel
as Mr. Stark
as Mr. Stark
Stanley Andrews
as Lem Moulton
as Lem Moulton
James Burke
as Stackpole
as Stackpole
Roger Imhof
as Pop Bowers
as Pop Bowers
Lucien Littlefield
as Mr. Lippincott
as Mr. Lippincott
Purnell Pratt
as Colonel Blake
as Colonel Blake
Edward Gargan
as Foreman
as Foreman
Helen Lowell
as Mrs. Lippincott
as Mrs. Lippincott
Jack Clifford
as Wash Miller
as Wash Miller
Russell Hopton
as John Thompson Civil Engineer
as John Thompson Civil Engineer
Ivan Miller
as Marble
as Marble
Raymond Brown
as P.t. Barnum
as P.t. Barnum
Constance Bergen
as Singer
as Singer
Tommy Bupp
as Boy
as Boy
Billy Bletcher
as Shorty
as Shorty
Paul Kruger
as Man
as Man
Claire McDowell
as Seamstress
as Seamstress
Fred Warren
as Piano player
as Piano player
Rolfe Sedan
as Photographer
as Photographer
Marjorie Cameron
as Blonde singer
as Blonde singer
John T. Murray
as Mr. Green
as Mr. Green
Sherry Hall
as Piano player
as Piano player
Edward Keane
as Jones
as Jones
Pat West
as Razorback
as Razorback
John Maurice Sullivan
as Old Gentleman
as Old Gentleman
Ernest Wood
as Hotel clerk
as Hotel clerk
Lew Kelly
as Carpenter
as Carpenter
Dell Henderson
as Bank president
as Bank president
John Marshall
as Teller
as Teller
Philip Morris
as Teamster
as Teamster
Harry Semels
as Bartender
as Bartender
Frank Sully
as Gabby Johnson
as Gabby Johnson
Critic Reviews for High, Wide and Handsome
All Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0)
[An] unusually entertaining film, which is part industrial history, part romance and part musical show.
July 22, 2019 | Full Review…
A classic.
March 28, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…
High, Wide and Handsome is a fine film - beautiful to look at, stylish and very entertaining. It gets better every time I see it, too.
February 11, 2015 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
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