Racing Luck (1948 film)

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	November 18, 1948 (1948-11-18)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• List of films about horse racing