Straight, Place and Show

1938 film by David Butler

M. M. Musselman
Allen Rivkin
Jack Lait Jr.
Lew Brown

Based onSaratoga Chips
by Damon Runyon and Irving CaesarProduced by

David Hempstead
Darryl F. Zanuck

Starring

The Ritz Brothers
Richard Arlen
Ethel Merman

CinematographyErnest PalmerEdited byIrene Morra

Production
company

20th Century-Fox

Distributed by20th Century-Fox

Release date

September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)

Running time

68 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Straight, Place and Show is a 1938 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring the Ritz Brothers, Richard Arlen, and Ethel Merman,^[1] 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^[2]

See also

List of films about horse racing

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

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