| 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 |
Racing Luck is a 1948 American comedy romance sport film directed by William Berke and starring Gloria Henry.
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.
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]