Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show
Directed byDavid Butler
Screenplay by
Based onSaratoga Chips
by Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byIrene Morra
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

See also

References

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