She Went to the Races (1945)

Director:

Willis Goldbeck

Writers:

Alan Friedman (story), Lawrence Hazard,

Stars:

James Craig, Frances Gifford, Ava Gardner

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Craig	...	Steve Canfield
Frances Gifford	...	Dr. Ann Wotters
Ava Gardner	...	Hilda Spotts
Edmund Gwenn	...	Dr. Homer Pecke
Sig Ruman	...	Dr. Gurke
Reginald Owen	...	Dr. Pembroke
J.M. Kerrigan	...	Jeff Habbard
Charles Halton	...	Dr. Collyer
Chester Clute	...	Wallace Mason
Frank Orth	...	Bartender Skelly
Joe Hernandez	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

horse race | caught in the rain | professor | bartender | horse | 

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Taglines:

WE PROFESSORS STARTED OUT LOOKING FOR BUGS...BUT FINISHED LOOKING AT HORSES! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ela Foi às Corridas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Fades in the Stretch

So-so Romantic comedy of how several professors try to get their colleague's job back by playing the horses scientifically isn't much. What strengths there are lay in the supporting cast, particularly the ever-delightful Edmund Gwenn and Sig Rumann, as well as Ava Gardner in a well-played role as the other woman. James Craig is ok in the lead and Frances Gifford seems to be doing a breathless imitation of Larraine Day, but the overall effect was apparently so unhappy that director Willis Goldbeck did his work under a pseudonym.

The intent was apparently to produce something light and breezy and reminiscent of SARATOGA, but it all appears a bit harebrained.