The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles LamontDirector
- Ewart AdamsonScreenplay
Cast
- Gordon JonesJeff Clayton
- Marsha HuntMartha Sharon
- Harry DavenportHenry Sharon
- C. Henry GordonLew Ralston
- George MeekerDell Baker
- George E. StoneDanny Welch
- Frank DarienZeb Jenkins
- Tom KennedyMike Claurens
- Emerson TreacyHenry Knox
- Gay SeabrookHelen Knox
- Benny BurtJoe Popopopolis
- Jimmy RobinsonTucky
Stills
Themes
race track