Racing Luck is a 1948 American comedy romance sport film directed by William Berke and starring Gloria Henry.
Plot
Saddled 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
- 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
Variety 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
References
- ^ Review of film at Variety
External links
- Racking Luck at TCMDB
- Racing Luck at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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