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Straight, Place and Show

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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

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Al, Jimmy and Harry get into a jam at the racetrack and expose a gang of cheating Russian jockeys.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  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.
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