Crazy Over Horses (1951)

The boys get mixed up with a race horse & crooked gamblers.

Director:

William Beaudine

Writer:

Tim Ryan (original screenplay)

Stars:

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ted de Corsia

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Gorcey	...	Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall	...	Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Ted de Corsia	...	Duke
Allen Jenkins	...	Weepin' Willie
Gloria Saunders	...	Terry Flynn
Tim Ryan	...	Flynn
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Whitey (as William Benedict)
Bernard Gorcey	...	Louis Xavier 'Louie' Dumbrowsky
David Gorcey	...	Chuck (as David Condon)
Benny Bartlett	...	Butch (as Bennie Bartlett)
Michael Ross	...	Swifty (as Mike Ross)
Russell Hicks	...	Randall
Peggy Wynne	...	Mazie
Sam Balter	...	Announcer
Leo 'Ukie' Sherin	...	Groom

Storyline

Slip, Sach, Chuck , Butch and Whitey suddenly become the Mahoney Collection Agency when they learn that Flynn, stable and second-hand store owner, has owed $250 to Louie, Sweet Shop proprietor, for over two years. Flynn, who has a daughter named Terry) persuades Slip to accept "My Girl," a horse, in payment for the debt. Flynn has been boarding the horse for months but has not been paid. "My Girl" is a really good race horse that is actually owned by racketeer Big Al, who with Weepin' Willie and Swifty, are planning to run the horse in a future race as a ringer for their long-odds and very-slow horse, Tarzana. The Bowery boys learn of this and switch horses. Big Al, Willie and Swifty switch back. This goes on until finally the Boys have "My Girl,", the good horse and Big Al and company have Tarzana, the nag, but think they have "My Girl."

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Plot Keywords:

horse | switch | debt | bowery boys | gambler | 

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Taglines:

SO HILARIOUS! IT'S CRAZY ENOUGH TO MAKE EVEN A HORSE LAUGH!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Win, Place and Show

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Park Racetrack - 1050 S. Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Bowery Boys film that used caricatures of Slip (Leo Gorcey) and Sach (Huntz Hall) in the opening credits.

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Connections

Followed by Hot Shots (1956)

User Reviews

Crazy Over Horses (1951) **1/2

**1/2 out of ****

In this Bowery Boys comedy we have little Louie Dumbrowsky (Bernard Gorcey) looking to collect an outstanding debt from a down-on-his-luck stable owner, so Slip and Sach (Leo Gorcey/Huntz Hall) arrange a meeting to make the pickup for him. When the boys meet the man, he makes them an offer to take "My Girl" as settlement instead of cash. At first the boys think My Girl is the man's attractive daughter, but quickly realize it's a horse. Louie is none too pleased when they return, but it turns out that this animal is a class A race horse, and it isn't long before a group of crooked gamblers try to get their greedy hands on her.

The plot is typical silly comedy fodder, and a lot of running time milks the same gag of mistaking one horse for another, but it's zany enough to make this a moderate pleaser for Bowery Boys fans.