''Racing Luck'' is a 1948 American

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romance sport film directed by

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and starring Gloria Henry.

Plot

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

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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.

Cast

* Gloria Henry as Phyllis Warren * Stanley Clements as Boots Warren * David Bruce as Jeff Stuart * Paula Raymond as Natalie Gunther * Harry Cheshire as Radcliffe Malone *

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as Abe *

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as George

Reception

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'' 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."Review of film
at ''Variety''

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Review of film
at ''Variety'' {{Sam Katzman 1948 films American horse racing films Columbia Pictures films 1940s sports films American black-and-white films 1940s American films Films produced by Sam Katzman Films directed by William A. Berke

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