

Take It Big
1944-06-09 · 75 min · ★ 9.0
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.
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- Directors
- Frank McDonald
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Pine-Thomas Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jack HaleyJack North
Harriet NelsonJerry Clinton
Mary Beth HughesGaye Livingston
Richard LaneEddie Hampton
Arline JudgePert Martin
Fritz FeldDoctor Dittenhoffer
Lucile GleasonSophie
Fuzzy KnightCowboy Joe
George MeekerJohn Hankinson
Nils T. GranlundNTG
Margia DeanNightclub Girl (uncredited)
Evelyn FinleyViolet Thompson (uncredited)
Byron FoulgerMr. Jones (uncredited)
Tom KennedyMoving Man (uncredited)
Dewey RobinsonWorkman (uncredited)
Will WrightRodeo Judge (uncredited)
Art MixCowboy (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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