Fast Company
Directed by	John Sturges
Written by	William Roberts Adaptation: Don Mankiewicz Story: Eustace Cockrell
Produced by	Henry Berman
Starring	Howard Keel Polly Bergen Nina Foch
Cinematography	Harold Lipstein
Edited by	Joseph Dervin
Music by	Alberto Colombo
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 12, 1953 (1953-05-12)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$584,000[1][2]
Box office	$523,000[1]

Fast Company is a 1953 American comedy film directed by John Sturges and starring Howard Keel, Polly Bergen and Nina Foch. It was produced and distributed by major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Carol Maldon leaves New York to run her recently deceased father's stable. Rick Grayton is the trainer and jockey of her horse Gay Fleet. It is an exceptional horse, but no one yet knows Gay Fleet because it is still young. Rick has been intentionally losing races to make the horse seem inferior so that he can buy it from Carol cheaply. However, he is discovered by Mercedes, a rival stable owner, who tells Rick's plan to Carol.

Cast

• Polly Bergen as Carol Maldon
• Howard Keel as Rick Grayton
• Nina Foch as Mercedes Bellway
• Carol Nugent as Jigger Parkson
• Marjorie Main as Ma Parkson
• Horace McMahon as Two Pair Buford
• Iron Eyes Cody as Ben Iron Mountain
• Joaquin Garay as Manuel Morales
• Robert Burton as David Sandring

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $392,000 in the US and Canada and $131,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $275,000.^[1]