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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.

  • Romance
  • Comedy
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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jack HaleyJack HaleyJack North
  • Photo of Harriet NelsonHarriet NelsonJerry Clinton
  • Photo of Mary Beth HughesMary Beth HughesGaye Livingston
  • Photo of Richard LaneRichard LaneEddie Hampton
  • Photo of Arline JudgeArline JudgePert Martin
  • Photo of Fritz FeldFritz FeldDoctor Dittenhoffer
  • Photo of Lucile GleasonLucile GleasonSophie
  • Photo of Fuzzy KnightFuzzy KnightCowboy Joe
  • Photo of Frank ForestFrank ForestHarvey Phillips
  • Photo of George MeekerGeorge MeekerJohn Hankinson

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