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High, Wide and Handsome

NR

1937

104 minutes

MusicWestern

Overview

The setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson 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.

Top Cast

Irene Dunne headshot

Irene Dunne

Sally Watterson

Randolph Scott headshot

Randolph Scott

Peter Cortlandt

Dorothy Lamour headshot

Dorothy Lamour

Molly Fuller

Elizabeth Patterson headshot

Elizabeth Patterson

Grandma Cortlandt

Raymond Walburn headshot

Raymond Walburn

Doc Watterson

Charles Bickford headshot

Charles Bickford

Red Scanlon

Akim Tamiroff headshot

Akim Tamiroff

Joe Varese

Ben Blue headshot

Ben Blue

Zeke

William Frawley headshot

William Frawley

Mac

Alan Hale headshot

Alan Hale

Walt Brennan

Irving Pichel headshot

Irving Pichel

Mr. Stark

Stanley Andrews headshot

Stanley Andrews

Lem Moulton

James Burke headshot

James Burke

Stackpole

Roger Imhof headshot

Roger Imhof

Pop Bowers

Lucien Littlefield headshot

Lucien Littlefield

Mr. Lippincott

Purnell Pratt headshot

Purnell Pratt

Col. Blake

Edward Gargan headshot

Edward Gargan

Foreman

Marjorie Cameron headshot

Marjorie Cameron

Blonde Singer (uncredited)