Racing Luck is a 1948 American comedy romance sport film directed by William Berke and starring Gloria Henry.
| Racing Luck | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Berke |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Gloria Henry Stanley Clements David Bruce Paula Raymond Harry Cheshire Dooley Wilson |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Henry Batista |
Production company | Sam Katzman Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSaddled with debts after her father's death, Phyllis Warren's most valuable properties are a pair of thoroughbreds: Flasher, which her little brother "Boots" trains and rides, and Charm Boy, which doesn't seem to run well unless Flasher is in the same race.
Charm Boy is bought at a Santa Anita claiming race by rich trainer Jeff Stuart as a gift to Natalie Gunther, his sweetheart. Phyllis, not intending to part with the horse, persuades Jeff to return him, but Natalie sees a grateful Phyllis hug him, she keeps the horse and dumps her beau.
With a big stakes race coming up, Natalie discovers that Charm Boy won't run unless Flasher does as well. A wager is made that the winning trainer gets to keep both. A barn fire results in an injury to Boots, but he still manages to ride Flasher to victory and win Charm Boy back for his sister.
Cast
edit- Gloria Henry as Phyllis Warren
- Stanley Clements as Boots Warren
- David Bruce as Jeff Stuart
- Paula Raymond as Natalie Gunther
- Harry Cheshire as Radcliffe Malone
- Dooley Wilson as Abe
- Jack Ingram as George
Reception
editVariety wrote that "Sam Katzman failed in his productional chores with a poor screenplay... and direction William Berke fails to give the pic a pace worthy of interest."[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Review of film at Variety
External links
edit- Racking Luck at TCMDB
- Racing Luck at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety