The Long Shot (1939)
Directed by Charles Lamont
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Sports Drama |
Release Date - Jan 6, 1939 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 69 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
A racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a thoroughbred horse. Despite the rivalries of their parents, the couple prepares to jointly enter the Santa Anita handicap. The odds are against their entry, but Hunt and Jones have every confidence of winning. Just before the starting bugle, gangsters intrude, demanding that the trainers throw the Big Race. Even those audiences of 1939 who anticipated the outcome (it wasn't hard) were satisfied with The Long Shot, one of the more engaging productions from the short-lived Grand National production company.
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horse-racing, racer, champion, death, deception, fake, finances, handicap, horse, loser, niece, owner, partner, racehorse, railroad, rival, running, sports, stable [building], will [document], winner
