The read
Critics rate it 33 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 33 points higher than audiences do.
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy Del RuthDirector
- Jack McGowanScreenplay
- Nacio Herb BrownOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur FreedOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert TaylorSteve Raleigh
- Eleanor PowellSally Lee
- George MurphySonny Ledford
- Binnie BarnesCaroline Whipple
- Buddy EbsenPeter Trot
- Sophie TuckerAlice Clayton
- Judy GarlandBetty Clayton
- Charles Igor GorinNicki Papaloopas
- Raymond WalburnHerman Whipple
- Robert BenchleyDuffy
- Willie HowardWaiter
- Charley GrapewinJames K. Blakeley
Stills
Themes
dancingdancehorse raceshow businesshorsemusicaltap dancinghorse trackdancing in the streetchorus girlbroadway musicalsong and dance