When gambler George Raft received 50% ownership of an aging racehorse, he wants to get it to run in the Kentucky Derby but comes up against partner Ellen Drew who doesn't want the horse to run again. Raft won't listen to anyone and lets it run anyway which results in great strain on the aging horse's heart. The horse also has a growing foal, and allows a newborn orphan to nurse off of it as well, a truly adorable scene where the older foal intrudes. I fell in love with the horses more than I did the romance but growing between Raft and Drew, something that animals always do in the movies unintentionally.
In the supporting cast there's Hugh Herbert moving away from the wacky personality that he had in all those Warner Brothers musicals, Zasu Pitts (with a southern accent), the soft voiced but tough maid (Louise Beavers), wise Lew Payton as a veteran stable hand and Jimmy Bristow as he adorable little black boy anxiously awaiting the arrival of the newborn horse. Definitely something that forced racing fans will enjoy, I found it just a simple and loving little valentine to the love of horses whether they are racing animals or not. Competent direction by Alexander Hall, but not particularly exciting.
In the supporting cast there's Hugh Herbert moving away from the wacky personality that he had in all those Warner Brothers musicals, Zasu Pitts (with a southern accent), the soft voiced but tough maid (Louise Beavers), wise Lew Payton as a veteran stable hand and Jimmy Bristow as he adorable little black boy anxiously awaiting the arrival of the newborn horse. Definitely something that forced racing fans will enjoy, I found it just a simple and loving little valentine to the love of horses whether they are racing animals or not. Competent direction by Alexander Hall, but not particularly exciting.