***SPOILERS*** Little known horse racing movie released in 1935 the year that Ohmaha the son of 1930 triple crown winner Gallent Fox won the triple crown, and get's mentioned in the movie, that's about this self styled master handicapper, who didn't have a winner in months, Jimmy McGill,James Gleason, who tries to to help out his daughter Jane's, Margaret Callahan, boyfriend Ben Johnson played by Russell Gleason-who fell to his death, after partying all night, out of a 12 floor window from the Sutton Hotel the day after Christmas 1945- become financially independent by buying the car wash business that he works for.
After studying the Daily Racing Form all night burning the midnight oil Jimmy comes up with a sure winner "Lead Pipe" for Ben to put his, all $200,00 worth, money on. As it turned out "Lead Pipe"-A "Led Pipe" cinch- did win the race but at the very last moment Jimmy went off him for a 35 to 1 shot "Sand Blast" who finished up the track together with Ben's $200.00 or as it turned out $185.00!
Not having the nerve to tell Ben and Jane that he screwed up their bet Jimmy now tries to win their money back by betting his entire life savings as well as the keys to his coffee diner on a horse called "Honey Girl" whom he nickname his wife Belle, Zasu Pitts, thinking the horse will bail him out of his troubles as well as becoming part owner of the horse who's to run the next day in a $20,000.00 stake race, That's about $250,000.00 in 2016 dollars, at the track!
***SPOILERS*** With "Honey Girl" about to be scratched from the race in it's owner not paying its feed bills Jimmy comes up with the cash to get her in the race which she easily wins going away and not only saves his diner from being foreclosed but has Ben get total control of the car wash business that he works, at $15.00 a week, for. With his horse playing days now behind him Jimmy can get back to pouring coffee and flipping pancakes for his customers without his wife worrying about from where the next buck will come from!
After studying the Daily Racing Form all night burning the midnight oil Jimmy comes up with a sure winner "Lead Pipe" for Ben to put his, all $200,00 worth, money on. As it turned out "Lead Pipe"-A "Led Pipe" cinch- did win the race but at the very last moment Jimmy went off him for a 35 to 1 shot "Sand Blast" who finished up the track together with Ben's $200.00 or as it turned out $185.00!
Not having the nerve to tell Ben and Jane that he screwed up their bet Jimmy now tries to win their money back by betting his entire life savings as well as the keys to his coffee diner on a horse called "Honey Girl" whom he nickname his wife Belle, Zasu Pitts, thinking the horse will bail him out of his troubles as well as becoming part owner of the horse who's to run the next day in a $20,000.00 stake race, That's about $250,000.00 in 2016 dollars, at the track!
***SPOILERS*** With "Honey Girl" about to be scratched from the race in it's owner not paying its feed bills Jimmy comes up with the cash to get her in the race which she easily wins going away and not only saves his diner from being foreclosed but has Ben get total control of the car wash business that he works, at $15.00 a week, for. With his horse playing days now behind him Jimmy can get back to pouring coffee and flipping pancakes for his customers without his wife worrying about from where the next buck will come from!