Lach und wein mit mir (1950)

Lach und wein mit mir: Directed by Frank Capra. With Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, Frances Gifford. A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

“Frank Capra did not particularly like his film Broadway Bill. Itu0026#39;s chief problem was that Warner Baxter did not like horses and it showed. He got to re-make it with a man who loved horses. Bing at the track was a natural fit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the great subjects for Crosby jokes was sports. Bingu0026#39;s golf and his racehorses and after he bought a quarter interest in the Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball. For awhile Bing owned a percentage of DelMar race- track. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis story is sooooo right for Crosby, I only wish heu0026#39;d made it with Capra back in 1935. Capra had Paramount buy the film from Columbia and then actually was able to hire just about the entire cast from Broadway Bill to repeat their scenes with Crosby and the other players who had since passed away. The only criticism I have is I wish he could have gotten Myrna Loy from MGM. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGood Van Heusen-Burke score. Sunshine Cake became one of Bingu0026#39;s million sellers, a great addition to his group of upbeat philosophical numbers. My favorite number however was his version of De Camptown Races, sung while walking Broadway Bill to the track for the big race, accompanied by a gang of kids.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is Capra casting at its best. My favorites are Raymond Walburn and William Demarest. Demarest is one of the few of the replacement cast since Lynne Overman had died the year before. Also watch for Oliver Hardy, he has a bit that is memorable.”