Take It Big (1944)
Jack Haley plays Jack North, the nether end of a vaudeville horse act who inherits a western ranch. When he heads to the Great Outdoors to take possession, Jack winds up at the wrong place: a swanky dude ranch. He immediately begins running things, at it's quite a while before his error is discovered. By the time he shows up at his own ranch, he's up to his ears in unpaid debts-which naturally requires a fund-raising musical show as a bail-out. Harriet Hilliard handles the romantic portion of the proceedings, occasionally dueting with her real-life husband, bandleader Ozzie Nelson.
Director:
Frank McDonald
Writer:
Howard J. Green
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Jack Haley as Jack North |
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Harriet Nelson as Jerry Clinton |
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Mary Beth Hughes as Gaye Livingston |
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Richard Lane as Eddie Hampton |
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Arline Judge as Pert Martin |
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Fritz Feld as Doctor Dittenhoffer |
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Lucile Gleason as Sophie |
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Fuzzy Knight as Cowboy Joe |
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Frank Forest as Harvey Phillips |
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George Meeker as John Hankinson |
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Nils T. Granlund as NTG |
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Ozzie Nelson as Ozzie Nelson |
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Margia Dean as Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
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Evelyn Finley as Violet Thompson (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
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Tom Kennedy as Moving Man (uncredited) |
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Dewey Robinson as Workman (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Rodeo Judge (uncredited) |
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Art Mix as Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Crew | Evelyn Finley | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Joe Bigelow | Additional Dialogue |
| Writing | Howard J. Green | Screenplay |
| Directing | Frank McDonald | Director |
