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🐎💔💰 In The Long Shot (1939), a down-on-his-luck horse trainer risks everything on a mysterious thoroughbred with a secret past. This gripping underdog story delivers heart, hope, and high-speed excitement—classic cinema with the thrill of the racetrack!

📽️ Plot Summary:
Steve and his partner Doc are struggling in the world of horse racing. When they acquire an injured horse named Certified Check, they put their last hopes into training him for victory. But with debts, deceit, and romance along the way—can one big win change their lives?

🕰️ Year Released: 1939
🎭 Genre: Sports, Drama, Romance
🎬 Directed by: Charles Lamont
🎞️ Starring: Gordon Jones, Marsha Hunt, C. Henry Gordon

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✔️ Classic Hollywood horse racing drama
✔️ Underdog tale with emotional depth
✔️ Features strong performances and fast-paced storytelling
✔️ Ideal for fans of vintage sports films and heartfelt stories

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🏇💥 One horse. One chance. One shot at redemption. Watch The Long Shot (1939) and root for the ultimate comeback!
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00:00:00The
00:00:30And there are redhead ghosts in front of the rail
00:00:55And there are redheads on top of the rail
00:01:00Redhead is second by half of the rail
00:01:05And then control
00:01:07Down the back spread redhead on top of the rail
00:01:11And then control holding down the path
00:01:18Down the stretch
00:01:20Redhead on top of the rail
00:01:21And then control is second in a half
00:01:24Oh, what a race that horse ran.
00:01:33Yes.
00:01:34I'm sorry you didn't win, Mr. Shan.
00:01:36Oh, that's all right, Jeff.
00:01:37We can't all win.
00:01:39And when I don't win, there's nobody I'd rather see win than you.
00:01:42Thanks, Mr. Shan.
00:01:44Oh, I'm sorry.
00:01:46I've been keeping his fingers crossed so long they stay that way.
00:01:49Is that why your three horses have all beaten mine?
00:01:51I can't understand that.
00:01:53Long enough to know there's nothing wrong with your horses.
00:01:55I don't understand it either.
00:01:57There's something phony about it.
00:01:58Oh, no, no.
00:01:59It's just the breaks of the game.
00:02:01But keep it clean, Jeff.
00:02:02It's boys like you that'll do it.
00:02:04Yeah, it's men like you that have already done it.
00:02:06Master Jeff!
00:02:07Master Jeff!
00:02:09Pardon me, Mr. Shan.
00:02:10Mr. Shan, your niece is at the stable.
00:02:12Martha?
00:02:13Oh, Jeff, I...
00:02:14Oh, he's gone.
00:02:15I wanted Jeff to meet her.
00:02:18Well, so long for the moment, Martha.
00:02:20Betty and I will run along.
00:02:21I must be leaving before your uncle arrives.
00:02:24Why?
00:02:25Have you two had another run-in?
00:02:27No.
00:02:28But my horses have been beaten so often lately, it isn't even funny.
00:02:31Poor Uncle Henry.
00:02:33By the way, Martha, I'd like to propose to you before I leave.
00:02:36Oh, Uncle Lou.
00:02:37You proposed to Martha as soon as we got off the train.
00:02:40Let him have his fun, Betty.
00:02:42We'll see who gets tired first.
00:02:44She loves me not, Betty, before I show a manly emotion.
00:02:47Uncle Henry.
00:02:50Tell the old angel.
00:02:51What cloud did you drop off of?
00:02:53Now, none of your taffy.
00:02:55You were due home at the ranch two weeks ago.
00:02:57Yes, I know.
00:02:58But my horses were running and I had to...
00:03:00Henry, Sharon, you care more for your horses than for your only living relatives.
00:03:04Now, that isn't so.
00:03:05My horses were running and I couldn't...
00:03:07And losing, as usual.
00:03:08Oh, I can't understand.
00:03:10My entrance have been in shape and ready to run.
00:03:12How much money have you lost?
00:03:15Well, you got your check, didn't you?
00:03:16Do you need more money?
00:03:18Oh, of course not.
00:03:22You've been more than generous.
00:03:26It's the ranch.
00:03:28You're letting it run down.
00:03:30Remember, that's the only home I've ever known.
00:03:34How did you get here?
00:03:35Aren't you due back at the school?
00:03:37Yes, but I wanted to see you.
00:03:39So Betty Stewart wired Lou and he met us at the train.
00:03:42We can stop over till four o'clock.
00:03:44Lou Ralston, is he still proposing to you regularly?
00:03:51Why do you object to Lou so much?
00:03:53Is it because his horses are always beating yours?
00:03:56No.
00:03:57It isn't that.
00:03:58It's instinct.
00:04:00Or perhaps it's because he's too old.
00:04:03Maybe just horse sense.
00:04:04The same horse sense you're showing and refusing.
00:04:08Oh, but I can't go on refusing him forever.
00:04:11You'd better, or I'll cut you off without a penny.
00:04:15Oh.
00:04:17Well, I'd hate to lose the ranch.
00:04:20But Lou has more money than we'd know what to do with.
00:04:24Oh, you caught me that time.
00:04:26Have you run through the fight check yet?
00:04:28No, not yet.
00:04:30I can't get him in shape.
00:04:31But in spite of all that, he's still my favorite, ain't you, old boy?
00:04:37Uncle Henry, I think you have a strong maternal instinct.
00:04:40I should have, bottle feeding you.
00:04:43Of all the stubborn little nuisances that I...
00:04:45I was not.
00:04:46And if that's what you think of me, I'll go back where I'm a preacher.
00:04:48No, no, no, no, wait, wait.
00:04:50I want you to meet Jeff Clayton.
00:04:51All right.
00:04:52But remember, you're on your good behavior.
00:04:53All right.
00:04:55Come on out, old boy.
00:04:56Let's see what's wrong with you.
00:04:58Well, Sharon lost again.
00:05:01Good work, Baker.
00:05:02You know, I may have to make it tougher on Sharon, much as I hate to do it.
00:05:06But that seems to be about the only thing that'll make Martha stop turning me down.
00:05:09Are you all right, Mr. Shetton?
00:05:16Yes.
00:05:21Is he very bad, Uncle?
00:05:23I'm afraid so.
00:05:32Then you're sure he's all right, Doctor?
00:05:34He's going to live, if that's what you mean.
00:05:36But how well a man will be when he leaves here is difficult to say.
00:05:41What's the principal trouble, Jeff?
00:05:43There's one rib pressing directly on the heart.
00:05:45Any undue excitement, anything that causes the heart to be lastered, may prove fatal.
00:05:51You keep the boy here until you feel it's safe for him to leave.
00:05:54I left a check downstairs, and if the bill's any larger, why, just write to my bank.
00:05:58I understand, Mr. Sharon.
00:05:59May I go in now?
00:06:00Why, sir.
00:06:06I feel a lot better about you, Jeff, since I had a little chat with the doctor.
00:06:13So they aren't going to shoot me?
00:06:14Oh, you'll be as spry as a two-year-old.
00:06:16But it's going to take a little time.
00:06:18So I'll ship your horses with mine and run them regularly.
00:06:22That's mighty kind of you, Mr. Sharon.
00:06:25That's all right, boy.
00:06:28I'm going, Jeff.
00:06:29Now that I know you've got nothing to worry about,
00:06:32I'll expect to have you right me before long.
00:06:34I certainly will.
00:06:36Come on, Tucky.
00:06:37I've got a lot to do before train time.
00:06:39I'm staying, please, sir.
00:06:41Staying?
00:06:41Well, you always have a job with me, you know that, Tucky.
00:06:44I know, Mr. Sharon.
00:06:46But I reckon I'll kind of stick around here,
00:06:48in case Master Jeff needs me.
00:06:50Stay till he gets better, anyhow.
00:06:52Might be for months, Tucky.
00:06:54I'm a pretty good sticker, Master Jeff.
00:07:04It's the Roast Country, Field Marshal and Granddad running one, two,
00:07:10and head-to-head baby man is third by a place,
00:07:13Luke is fourth by a neck,
00:07:14and red-headed fish man,
00:07:16which air an entry on Kenneth Palak.
00:07:18Heading for home, Field Marshal is up,
00:07:20up by a place, Granddad is second by two.
00:07:28It's the Roast Country, Field Marshal,
00:07:30isn't your fault, old boy.
00:07:50I had hopes that you were going to help me break my jinx.
00:07:53But I'm not blaming you.
00:07:55The Sheriff will get him next.
00:07:57No, sir.
00:07:58This is the one horse nobody's going to get.
00:08:01How are you going to stop him?
00:08:03I don't know.
00:08:05But I'll find a way.
00:08:06I reckon we couldn't find a better place.
00:08:29It's the loneliest spot I've ever seen.
00:08:31Yes.
00:08:34Get him out.
00:08:34I'll take him.
00:09:00You wait here.
00:09:12You're a thoroughbred.
00:09:14You have the right to live like a gentleman.
00:09:18There are wild horses out there.
00:09:21Go find them.
00:09:22Maybe your forefathers came from here.
00:09:26Maybe your forefathers came from here.
00:09:40Go on.
00:09:41There are no fences out there.
00:09:45Learn to kick up your heels again.
00:09:48Learn to run again.
00:09:49Good-bye, old boy.
00:10:01Good luck.
00:10:09That's the last you'll see of him.
00:10:10I sort of wish I could go along with him.
00:10:23Sure is great to see you pramylating around again, Master Jeff.
00:10:38What's good about it?
00:10:40Still use alive and kicking.
00:10:42He's alive, ain't you?
00:10:43You can leave in the kicking.
00:10:45Rule off the turf for life.
00:10:47Excitement means I'm flirting with a wooden oak.
00:10:48Docs can say maybe you'll get better down in Arizona.
00:10:52Just keep them...
00:10:53I'm afraid that gang's gone on a strike.
00:10:55You're going to work for Mr. Shan now?
00:10:57Yes, I always got a job there.
00:10:59But I'll go to Arizona with you if you'll have me.
00:11:02No, it can't be done.
00:11:04Can you tell Mr. Sharon to stop sending me money?
00:11:07My horses haven't won a race since Pepsi were won.
00:11:09But Mr. Shan write and see our horses been winning.
00:11:11Yeah, and I wrote and told him he was a kind-hearted old faker.
00:11:16Doesn't he think I read the newspapers?
00:11:18Yes, I'll tell him as soon as I see him.
00:11:21I'll spot you to a ticket.
00:11:22No, sir, I got tickets.
00:11:25Well, goodbye, Tucky.
00:11:26Goodbye.
00:11:27Good luck.
00:11:28And keep them fingers crossed.
00:11:30Come on, Pete.
00:11:42Here's my two tickets.
00:11:43So get busy and get me going.
00:11:53Okay.
00:12:00I'm paying you.
00:12:29Gee, where's Mr. Sharon?
00:12:31I...
00:12:32There's something wrong.
00:12:33And it isn't with the horses.
00:12:35Say, is that crack meant for me?
00:12:37When I can prove it,
00:12:38I'll have you and the man that paid you ruled off the turf.
00:12:41Now get out.
00:12:46Howdy, Mr. Sharon.
00:12:47What talking?
00:12:48Well, what's wrong?
00:12:50Your dogs barking?
00:12:51Dead dogs don't bark, Mr. Sharon.
00:12:53And mine's dead right up to the knees.
00:12:56Well, we'll cure that in a hurry.
00:12:57Sit down.
00:13:00Tell me about Jeff.
00:13:01Master Jeff's done gone down to Arizona
00:13:03to see Danny Welch.
00:13:05Doctors say he's got to build himself up a bigger chest.
00:13:08Nothing wrong with his lungs, is there?
00:13:10No.
00:13:10It's that rib pressing on his heart.
00:13:13How was he looking when you left?
00:13:15Pretty mean, Mr. Sharon.
00:13:16Pretty mean.
00:13:17Any news, Danny?
00:13:40Nah, the same old thing.
00:13:42Cost of living is going up and the stock market's going down.
00:13:45You know what I mean.
00:13:49Now listen, Jeff.
00:13:50I got you to come out here so you can forget racing and form charts.
00:13:53Why don't you get up and get a little of this fresh air into your lungs?
00:13:57You mean well, Danny.
00:13:59But what's the use?
00:14:01Plenty.
00:14:02Now look at me.
00:14:04I'd rather not.
00:14:06Oh, now that's the spirit.
00:14:08You know, you're not the only guy that's been ruled off for life.
00:14:11I know.
00:14:12But you can take it better than I can.
00:14:14No, I can't.
00:14:15I was the same as you are when I first came out.
00:14:17Maybe not quite such a crape hanger, but I was bad enough.
00:14:20And I didn't have any education either.
00:14:22All I knew was to ride horses, win races.
00:14:24And when I cracked up, boy, believe me, I was through good and proper.
00:14:29Does your leg bother you any now?
00:14:31No.
00:14:31Only around wet weather.
00:14:34We're a fine pair, Danny.
00:14:36Well, could be worse, you know.
00:14:38Tell me what you do.
00:14:39Pick yourself a win in tomorrow's race while I go in and get some lunch ready.
00:14:43Come on.
00:14:47Say, did you read this about Seabiscuit?
00:14:50It'll look at the racing news.
00:14:52I like Spider Boy in the first at Brook Meadows.
00:14:55No, I like Denmore.
00:14:57Well, I'll take Watercress in the second.
00:15:01Yeah, if he's not carrying too much weight.
00:15:09Say, why didn't you tell me they're holding a race meet at the county fair here?
00:15:19I told you I didn't read the racing news.
00:15:22Liar.
00:15:27Hey.
00:15:28Did you smile when you said that?
00:15:29Go on, back to your cooking.
00:15:32Say, what is this thing about the county fair?
00:15:35Danny, Sharon's going to run my horses there, and I wouldn't miss this chance of seeing Sharon.
00:15:40Do you think that leaping tune of yours would take us there and get us back?
00:15:42Now, you listen to me.
00:15:44As long as I'm nursing you, you're not going to go near a racetrack.
00:15:48Oh, yes, I am.
00:15:49Now, remember what the doctor told you.
00:15:54Yeah, well, I guess I better forget it.
00:15:59Yeah.
00:16:12Is that it for you, Mr. Sharon?
00:16:22Hmm?
00:16:23Yeah.
00:16:24Tucky, we'll have to have these horses shining like silk before Miss Martha gets here.
00:16:29Sure, Mr. Sharon.
00:16:42What's the matter, Mr. Sharon?
00:16:56Something wrong?
00:16:58They've taken everything, Tucky.
00:17:00Even the ranch.
00:17:03I'm through.
00:17:04Ain't we going to waste Master Jeff's horses no more?
00:17:06No.
00:17:07Jeff wrote me to sell the horses and take the money on the count.
00:17:11I guess I...
00:17:13I'm...
00:17:14What you need is a drink.
00:17:15I'll get you one.
00:17:19Mr. Ralston!
00:17:20Mr. Ralston!
00:17:20What is it?
00:17:21Please, sir.
00:17:22Have you got to do them spare, Mr. Sharon?
00:17:23What's the matter with you?
00:17:25Oh, he's done got bad news.
00:17:26He's clean-lusted.
00:17:28Why, sure, Tucky.
00:17:29Come on.
00:17:31Hello, Sharon.
00:17:32Tucky tells me you need a drink.
00:17:34Here.
00:17:34Get this down, but don't let yourself get down.
00:17:37No, thank you, Wilson.
00:17:38All right.
00:17:39Now, listen.
00:17:39You must let me help.
00:17:40What good are friends if they don't come through when you need them?
00:17:42Well, that's kind of you, Ralston, but I brought this on myself.
00:17:47Well, you must think of Martha as well as yourself.
00:17:49Does she know?
00:17:51She knows I've been losing, but she's been getting her check every month.
00:17:55Sharon, don't let her know.
00:17:58It'll break her heart.
00:17:59I'm sending some of my horses and grooms in here right away before she arrives.
00:18:03Now, you must look prosperous.
00:18:05Spruce up!
00:18:06How much money do you need?
00:18:07I don't borrow, Ralston.
00:18:10I've only spent what was my own.
00:18:12Now, buck-up, your luck is sure to turn.
00:18:15There's a French bank on the fairgrounds.
00:18:16I'll deposit $10,000 to your credit.
00:18:18After that, we'll figure out how much you need to put you on your feet.
00:18:21No, no, no.
00:18:22I won't touch it, so don't do it, Ralston.
00:18:23Hello, Betty.
00:18:39Hello.
00:18:39Welcome home.
00:18:41What are you feeling so happy about?
00:18:43Oh, thinking about you.
00:18:44Deborah, just what were you thinking about me?
00:18:47I was wondering if you'd say yes now that you're through college.
00:18:50Uncle Lou, that's no way to propose.
00:18:53I've tried every other conceivable way.
00:18:56I'm sorry, Lou, but college, they taught us strength of character.
00:19:01They taught us how to say no.
00:19:02I always knew a woman should not go to college.
00:19:06Where's Uncle Henry?
00:19:07Over there by that open door.
00:19:09See you later.
00:19:09Uncle Henry.
00:19:14Well, what cloud did you drop off of, Angel?
00:19:18Now, save the sugar for those slow horses of yours.
00:19:22You haven't been losing again.
00:19:24Oh, no, no, not at all.
00:19:26No, I'm riding high.
00:19:28Where are all your horses?
00:19:30I shipped them off.
00:19:32Now, you're not heading for another track.
00:19:34I came home with Betty, but now we're going to the ranch.
00:19:37In a little while, honey.
00:19:38I was just telling Tucky that pretty soon I'll be heading for the ranch.
00:19:42Honest, didn't you?
00:19:43Yes.
00:19:44Oh, grand.
00:19:45Now, how about dinner at Betty's tonight?
00:19:47No, no, not tonight.
00:19:49Are you still saying no to Ralston?
00:19:52Family.
00:19:53That's right.
00:19:53Keep on saying it, Lou.
00:19:55Sit down here a minute.
00:19:56Oh, yes, and put a hundred on Vermont Bell to win in the last race.
00:20:00Okay, Mr. Ralston.
00:20:02By the way, did you ever collect from Sharon?
00:20:04No.
00:20:06He's been putting me off.
00:20:07I don't say anything about it, but I heard he just put ten grand in the bank, so there's
00:20:11your chance to get it.
00:20:12So, well.
00:20:14Thanks for the tip.
00:20:15Don't mention it.
00:20:18So, you stay with Betty a couple of weeks, and then I'll send for you.
00:20:21Now, how'd that suit you?
00:20:22Perfectly.
00:20:24Hello, Sharon.
00:20:25Hello, Mel.
00:20:26How about your account?
00:20:29In a few days, Bill.
00:20:30No, just a minute.
00:20:31You can stall the feed bills, but best for something else.
00:20:35Give me a check now.
00:20:35You've got money in the bank.
00:20:36I haven't, Milt.
00:20:37All right.
00:20:38You're going to Welch?
00:20:40I'll take it over to the track officials.
00:20:41Uncle Henry, is this true?
00:20:55That you haven't any money?
00:20:56Now, don't you worry, dear.
00:20:58I'll figure this thing out.
00:21:00I'll tell you what we'll do.
00:21:06We'll sell the ranch and pay off all your debts.
00:21:09The ranch is gone, dear.
00:21:13Gone?
00:21:15The ranch.
00:21:20Oh, you poor old dog.
00:21:27Oh, you surprise me, Martha.
00:21:28With my last proposal still ringing in your ears,
00:21:31I hope I find another in your arms.
00:21:45Martha, I tried to help her, but he wouldn't let me.
00:21:49Oh, I don't know what to say, Lee.
00:21:51I don't know what to do.
00:21:53Say yes, and we'll get him out of this difficulty.
00:21:56Let's give him a claim on me.
00:21:58Let's keep it in the family.
00:22:00Oh, but don't you see, Lou?
00:22:02I've turned you down so many times, I can't accept you now.
00:22:07Why, that wasn't turning me down.
00:22:09A girl doesn't jump at her first proposal.
00:22:11They all like to keep us dangling for a while.
00:22:16I don't know what to say.
00:22:21Uncle Henry, I'm so glad.
00:22:22Well, now, if you're glad, nothing else matters.
00:22:25So run along and be happy.
00:22:27First stop, jewelry store ring department.
00:22:29Come on.
00:22:34Chucky?
00:22:35There goes the thoroughbred.
00:22:36Yes, sir.
00:22:37Mr. Ralston sure is.
00:22:39Who said anything about Mr. Ralston?
00:22:42Yes, boss.
00:22:43No, sir.
00:22:45If I'd used a heavy hand, she'd have taken a bit between her teeth.
00:22:50What's that, boss?
00:22:52She isn't fooling my old eyes.
00:22:54She's just marrying Ralston for my sake.
00:22:58And I bequeathed jointly to St. Martha Sharon, my niece,
00:23:02and to Jefferson Clayton, one three-year-old stallion,
00:23:06registered as certified sick.
00:23:09Well, isn't that the horse you turned loose in the hills?
00:23:12Yeah.
00:23:13Why, this is foolish, Hank.
00:23:15Well, foolish or not, that's my will.
00:23:18Signed, sealed, and delivered.
00:23:20I'm dead.
00:23:22I haven't heard you offer any better suggestion.
00:23:25Well, I could suggest something not so crazy.
00:23:28You don't know Martha as well as I do.
00:23:30Nothing short of my death will stop her marrying Ralston.
00:23:34But it's not legal, Hank.
00:23:36It's not even honest.
00:23:39Now I'm ready to die.
00:23:41I've heard a lawyer object to being dishonest.
00:23:45Now listen to them.
00:23:47Now if Martha thinks I'm dead,
00:23:48she'll see there's no need to marry Ralston.
00:23:51Then when she gets Jeff Clayton to help her find that horse, why...
00:23:54Well, I'm hoping.
00:23:56Crazy.
00:23:57Crazy.
00:23:59By the way, is Tucky in on this, too?
00:24:01Oh, no.
00:24:02He'd kill the whole snap.
00:24:03Give it right away.
00:24:04Now that's why I gave him a couple of days vacation to get rid of him.
00:24:07Well, how are you going to manage to live when you're dead?
00:24:10I mean, if this is all the money you get from the auction and it goes to Martha.
00:24:14You're going to stake me, Zav.
00:24:15And what?
00:24:17You will fond of Martha, too.
00:24:20I'm still fond of her.
00:24:22But...
00:24:23Where is she stopping?
00:24:25With Ralston's sister and her daughter.
00:24:28You see, Ralston's niece is Martha's bosom friend.
00:24:31That's the trouble.
00:24:33Well, why are you so set against this fellow Ralston?
00:24:35Well, I can't prove it, Zav.
00:24:37I wish I could, but...
00:24:38I got an idea is no good.
00:24:41Now...
00:24:42You send this telegram.
00:24:45Hmm.
00:24:46Well, now, don't get excited when I show you what I told you about last night.
00:24:58There he is over there.
00:25:07Danny, that's a thoroughbred if I ever saw one.
00:25:10Yeah, that's what I thought.
00:25:11But now, how the heck did he get in there?
00:25:13I don't know, but I'm going to get that horse.
00:25:16Better not advertise it.
00:25:18Here comes Collins.
00:25:21Well, howdy, boys.
00:25:23You mean me to be cowhands now?
00:25:24I would like the feel of a horse into me again at that.
00:25:27Well, you can have any one of them hides in there for...
00:25:3030 or 40 dollars, and I'll throw in a hauler.
00:25:44Whoa, boy.
00:25:44Whoa, boy.
00:25:45Hello.
00:25:45Hello.
00:25:46Well, look at that house.
00:25:48Steady, boy.
00:25:52Hey!
00:25:53That horse ain't no cow pony.
00:26:08Well, here's your money, Collins.
00:26:10Well, maybe I better think this deal over, boys.
00:26:13Well, but you said...
00:26:14I said hide.
00:26:15And to me, it looks like crow bait.
00:26:17And to me, it looks like something I should keep.
00:26:19And it looks to me as if you're hedging on a deal, Collins.
00:26:22In horse trading, you always hedge.
00:26:24Well, I could pay a little more, but it's still just a range horse.
00:26:29Well, just the same.
00:26:30I'm going to take this one and lock him in the barn, put him in a stall.
00:26:33I'll cross this.
00:26:34I guess anything goes in horse trading, Danny.
00:26:44I'm glad you mentioned that.
00:26:46Listen, you go on down to the barn, and I'll meet you there a little later.
00:26:48I want to see Mrs. Collins.
00:26:50What's the idea?
00:26:50You'll find out, but you try to make a deal with Collins.
00:26:54All right.
00:26:56Well, now, look, Collins.
00:26:57You know that nobody's going to turn a good horse loose.
00:27:00There must have been something wrong with him.
00:27:02Perhaps he's all right now, and perhaps he isn't.
00:27:04Well, that's the chances I'm taking.
00:27:07All right, I'll go the limit.
00:27:08Fifty.
00:27:08No.
00:27:10No sale.
00:27:11That horse isn't for sale.
00:27:13Well, Jeff, maybe I've got more horses than I need,
00:27:32and I can let you have that one.
00:27:34That is, if you're set on it.
00:27:35It's a deal.
00:27:38Wait a minute.
00:27:38He's lame.
00:27:39Well, sure.
00:27:40You said he was liable to go lame.
00:27:42Well,
00:27:43boy, what a sucker I've been.
00:27:49Pipe down, will you?
00:27:51He'll be all right again.
00:28:00You didn't hurt him, did you, Danny?
00:28:02Now, you know better than that.
00:28:04That's one thing I've never done and never will do.
00:28:06He just knows there's something there,
00:28:08and he won't put his foot down.
00:28:09It's just an old trick I picked up
00:28:11from an old Indian horse trader.
00:28:12There you are, Jeff.
00:28:25There's your bill of sale.
00:28:26Thanks.
00:28:26Thanks.
00:28:26That's all, Martha.
00:28:44Then everything concerned with the estate is settled now.
00:28:48Everything.
00:28:49I've managed to pick up the odds and ends,
00:28:51and I'm happy to tell you there's enough cash
00:28:53to carry you for a little while.
00:28:55Thank you, Mr. Jenkins.
00:28:58Now about certified check and Mr. Clayton.
00:29:00That is absolute foolishness.
00:29:03If that horse isn't dead by now,
00:29:05he's most likely being ridden around the range
00:29:07by some cowhand.
00:29:10Just the same.
00:29:11It was Uncle's wish.
00:29:12If you insist on this wild goose chase,
00:29:16then let Clayton do half the hunting
00:29:18for his half of the horse.
00:29:20Now, how do you plan on getting there?
00:29:23The credit has overlooked an old truck at the ranch.
00:29:26I can drive there.
00:29:27Where's the jails?
00:29:50Where's the jails?
00:29:57Hello, anybody home?
00:30:02Guess me, it's kind of unexpected.
00:30:03Ain't nobody home.
00:30:08Mr. Clayton doesn't exactly live in the palace, does he?
00:30:11Hasn't he got any money, Tucky?
00:30:13Money, I reckon, is what he has everything else but.
00:30:24Miss Martha, look here.
00:30:25Oh, boy, ain't he a beauty?
00:30:30I thought you said Mr. Clayton was all through with racehorses.
00:30:34I thought so, too.
00:30:39Why, certified check.
00:30:42You sure, Miss Martha?
00:30:43Of course I'm sure.
00:30:45Look.
00:30:47Here's his picture.
00:30:52Our search is over before it started.
00:30:55But how did Mr. Jeff find it?
00:30:58Did he know certified check?
00:31:00He wasn't much in Mr. Sharon's stable, ma'am.
00:31:03And I never saw this horse run.
00:31:05No, Uncle never raised him.
00:31:08He was always lame.
00:31:11He sure enough looks all right now, ma'am.
00:31:13He's getting his horse ready to run, if you ask me.
00:31:15Listen, Tucky.
00:31:18Well, this is certified check.
00:31:20Don't say anything about Uncle's will.
00:31:22This way, and I wanted to thank you in person.
00:31:24How very sorry I am for that accident.
00:31:27You said all that in your letter, and I begged you to know your uncle would have felt if anything had happened to you.
00:31:30You were very funny, weren't you?
00:31:34And he was just as fond of you.
00:31:37Was?
00:31:39Didn't you know he was dead?
00:31:41No.
00:31:43I'm very, very sorry, Miss Sharon.
00:31:46He left you this.
00:31:47I remember it.
00:32:03Thank you for bringing it.
00:32:06That's about all he had to leave.
00:32:08Yes, sir, Tucky.
00:32:09You ain't never seen a horse like this in your life.
00:32:10Come on, I'm going to show him to you.
00:32:12Boy, he's a honey.
00:32:13Miss Sharon, this is Danny Welch.
00:32:15How are you?
00:32:17You've met Tucky, I see.
00:32:18Oh, yeah.
00:32:19Oh, Danny's known me for a long time, Miss Martha.
00:32:22I remember the time he went down with the whole field atop of him.
00:32:24But he'll be able to ride again as long as we stay in the southwest.
00:32:27Oh, are you going to run horses again?
00:32:29We've just been to town, seeing what we could raise in the way of money.
00:32:33We're going to run our horses some races.
00:32:35The lad has small meats and county fairs, you know.
00:32:38You must think he's good.
00:32:39Well, take a look for yourself.
00:32:42That horse is as smooth as music and moonlight.
00:32:45You can do everything with that horse, but stop him.
00:32:48Where'd you get him?
00:32:49Well, that's quite a story.
00:32:51A rancher corralled him with some of his range horses.
00:32:53And with an old horse trading trick I know, we bought him for a song.
00:32:57Got a jockey, a handler, and a trainer.
00:33:00Danny's got a little car, and I've got a little money.
00:33:02With that, we ought to get started.
00:33:03And I have the truck in which we could transport the horse.
00:33:07We?
00:33:08That's what I said.
00:33:10But, uh...
00:33:11I think that's what Uncle would have liked me to do.
00:33:13Well, you'd look well gypsying around the country with that ring on your finger.
00:33:17Besides, wouldn't your fiancé object?
00:33:19He probably would.
00:33:21You must know Lou Ralston.
00:33:22Lou Ralston?
00:33:24Oh.
00:33:24Say, Jeff, that old truck would just solve our problem.
00:33:31Well, I guess you'll win.
00:33:34Tucky, lead him out so I can take a good look at him.
00:33:37Yes, ma'am.
00:33:50Jeff, we've got to do something.
00:33:52What's worrying you?
00:33:53Oh.
00:33:54When I was riding for Sharon, Baker tried to get me to throw a race.
00:33:57Oh, what's that got to do with us?
00:33:59Baker?
00:34:00Wait a minute.
00:34:01Isn't he Ralston's trainer?
00:34:03That's what I'm getting at.
00:34:04Why didn't you tell me this before?
00:34:06She wasn't in a picture before.
00:34:07Besides, there's just some things we don't talk about.
00:34:10You don't think that spilling mine was an accident, do you?
00:34:13So that's why Sharon was losing all the time.
00:34:17Okay, Danny.
00:34:18But don't say anything to her.
00:34:21Would you do me one more favor?
00:34:22Any time.
00:34:23Uncle Henry had a horse.
00:34:26It would be about the age of this one now.
00:34:29And I wondered if you'd call it certified check in remembrance of him.
00:34:33And listen, Mr. Clayton, I know I can get the jockey club to issue you an entry for him.
00:34:37Mr. Webster, one of the jockey directors, was Uncle Henry's best friend.
00:34:40He's known me all my life.
00:34:43Miss Sharon, if you can do that, he's not only certified check, but we'll race him in the Sharon colors.
00:34:48It's done.
00:34:49Well, now, no questions.
00:34:53It's a promise.
00:34:54We'll trust to the Clayton luck.
00:34:56The four-flusher is in front, a half of eight.
00:35:11Floater is second by two.
00:35:12Joytime is third by a head.
00:35:14Fatty Lou, certified check, and drop back, and it's the four-flusher in top by an egg.
00:35:19And there, certified check moves, and is running away.
00:35:22Floater is in front by a link.
00:35:24Lenny Boy is second ahead.
00:35:25The four-flusher's third, and Fatty Lou.
00:35:27Hitting from home, it's the four-flusher in front of a link.
00:35:29Lenny Boy is second.
00:35:30And here comes Fatty Lou.
00:35:32Now it's a false-flusher in Fatty Lou, and Fatty Lou is drawing away, and is the winner.
00:35:38Well, we just found out that even a certified check could bounce.
00:35:42Why complain?
00:35:43We got him for practically nothing.
00:35:44Even trade?
00:35:46The horse is practically nothing, too.
00:35:49Going to quit?
00:35:50Quit?
00:35:51We haven't even started yet.
00:35:53That's no lie.
00:35:55Well, anyhow, I'm happy for one thing.
00:35:58With all the excitement, and I was plenty excited, my heart didn't bother me at all.
00:36:03I felt swell being back again, too, even though the other jocks did give me a razz for my ride.
00:36:08And for some reason or other, I'm so happy, too.
00:36:10I'm so happy, too.
00:36:40Rip Mawr and Vermont Bell are not straight.
00:36:43Sally Slatt is little fractures on the outside.
00:36:50There they go.
00:36:52It's brown bread, going to the front on the outside.
00:36:55Rip Mawr is second on the rail.
00:36:57And Sally Slatt is a certified check.
00:37:00And pulling to the outside bounds.
00:37:01Vermont Bell, going to the front.
00:37:04Five three quarters of a length on the outside.
00:37:06Sally Slatt is second on the rail.
00:37:07Well, I'll admit it's got me licked.
00:37:12It's a mystery to me.
00:37:14And a trackie's the fastest thing I've ever ridden.
00:37:16But in every race he does the same darn thing.
00:37:19Maybe another race or two and he'll settle down.
00:37:22I don't know.
00:37:23I'm afraid there's not much use trying anymore.
00:37:27How's the money holding out?
00:37:29Kind of low.
00:37:31Then you'll have to let me help some more.
00:37:33No, I won't.
00:37:34You put in as much as I have already.
00:37:37We'll give him one more chance.
00:37:39If he doesn't win the next race,
00:37:42we'll call it quits.
00:37:44I'll get a job and
00:37:45you'll marry Ralston.
00:37:49When are you going to tell me what will is between you two?
00:37:51Oh, forget it.
00:37:53It doesn't make any difference.
00:37:54All right.
00:37:56Well, need for the truck and some beauty sleep.
00:37:59As if you needed beautifying.
00:38:01I must if it's taken me this long to get a compliment out of you.
00:38:05Well, I guess we can all turn in and get some sleep now.
00:38:10Nobody be stuck enough to hurt us.
00:38:20Ducky.
00:38:21Yes, sir.
00:38:23Who's calling me?
00:38:24I am the ghost of Henry Sharon.
00:38:30Master Jeff.
00:38:31Master Jeff.
00:38:32Master.
00:38:33I hate.
00:38:34I hate him, Mr. Sharon.
00:38:36What are you talking about?
00:38:38He called me Tucky.
00:38:39And when I asked him his car,
00:38:40he said this is the ghost of Mr. Sharon.
00:38:42What'd he look like?
00:38:44Did he wear a sheet?
00:38:45This ain't no time to be fooling, Master Jeff.
00:38:47I didn't see him, just heard him.
00:38:49But it was his voice all right.
00:38:52I think you've been hearing things.
00:38:54Tucky be your ace.
00:38:55There ain't no such things as ghosts.
00:38:57You know that.
00:38:58Yes, sir.
00:38:58I know that.
00:38:59And you know that.
00:39:01But does he know that?
00:39:04Now run along.
00:39:05Nobody was ever hurt by a ghost.
00:39:08Yes, I hope you're right.
00:39:14He thinks he heard a voice.
00:39:15Tucky.
00:39:25Don't be afraid.
00:39:27Please make Mr. Sharon go back to his grave.
00:39:31Listen, Tucky.
00:39:32I have a message for Mr. Jeff.
00:39:35Tell him when he races certified check
00:39:37to keep him off the rail.
00:39:40Keep him in the middle of the track.
00:39:42You hear?
00:39:43Answer me, Tucky.
00:39:44Master Jeff!
00:39:46Master Jeff!
00:39:51Now don't tell me you've been hearing ghostly voices again.
00:39:53I did, Master Jeff.
00:39:54Crossed my heart and hoped to die.
00:39:56What did he say this time?
00:39:58He said when you race certified check
00:39:59to keep him away from the rail and in the middle of the track.
00:40:02What?
00:40:02What?
00:40:03Say, listen.
00:40:04What are you trying to pull?
00:40:05Now listen, Tucky.
00:40:07You've been suffering from chills and fevers again.
00:40:10Now go on back to the stable and cover your head up with a blanket.
00:40:12No, sir, Master Jeff.
00:40:14I ain't going back to that stable.
00:40:15I was going to sit around the fire with you all.
00:40:17What did you find out?
00:40:26Nothing much except they're about broke.
00:40:28Why do they keep entering a horse that quits all the time?
00:40:31I don't know.
00:40:31There's something phony.
00:40:33It's a build-up for a come-on.
00:40:35That's why they always exercise away from the track.
00:40:38Well, we'll get up early in the morning and follow them up.
00:40:40They'll see you at the hotel later.
00:40:41All right.
00:40:45Well, I guess we've beaten all the early birds.
00:40:47I'll say even the worms.
00:40:49Master Jeff, you going to try as Mr. Sharon's ghost told me?
00:40:52Tucky, that was all right last night.
00:40:54But this is morning.
00:40:55You'd better be careful, Master Jeff.
00:40:57It's bad luck not to mind a ghost.
00:40:59I've had predominations like that before,
00:41:01and they come true.
00:41:03All right, Tucky.
00:41:04If it'll make you happy, we'll give your ghost a break.
00:41:06Say, Jeff, that may be your hunch.
00:41:09I mean, we've tried everything else.
00:41:10What have we got to lose?
00:41:11You too?
00:41:12Come on, let's go.
00:41:16So, they're working out on the track this morning.
00:41:20Well, it's a good thing we got up early, Del.
00:41:22Now, that big ain't up in the middle of the night.
00:41:23I hope we find out something.
00:41:31We found the answer.
00:41:45You see, Master Jeff?
00:41:46My predomination came true.
00:41:49I forgot.
00:41:50What's your predomination for the first race today?
00:41:53I don't know.
00:41:53I ain't got it yet.
00:41:55When you get it, be sure and let me know.
00:41:56Yes, sir.
00:42:03How fast did he work?
00:42:04I'm afraid to look.
00:42:06It's time.
00:42:07Say, that's a track record.
00:42:08Well, everything's all right there.
00:42:10Master Jeff, you's killing me.
00:42:13It's a good thing there are no tots around.
00:42:15No wonder they've been pulling those phony starts.
00:42:18It's a buildup for the Santa Anita handicapped.
00:42:20Do you really think your horse can win the Santa Anita handicapped, Jeff?
00:42:34Yeah, I got a hunch he can.
00:42:37Are you always going to remain in this business?
00:42:42As long as I've got a horse.
00:42:44But you're never sure of anything, Jeff.
00:42:46Danny, see if you can make out what that sign says over there.
00:42:55Los Angeles, 184 miles.
00:42:58I thought that's what the last sign said.
00:43:01You're doing well even to keep up with Los Angeles.
00:43:04That'd be funny if this truck weren't running on its nerve.
00:43:09I knew I shouldn't have said that.
00:43:16Well, is there anything we can fix this time?
00:43:23Nothing short of a new motor, Danny.
00:43:25A connecting rod right through the crankcase.
00:43:28What are we going to do now?
00:43:29That's going to cost plenty.
00:43:30Oh, no, it's not.
00:43:32We've spent all we're going to on repairs.
00:43:34We've got just enough left for an entry fee.
00:43:36Well, a lot of good entry fee is going to do us if we can't get there.
00:43:39We started for Santa Anita and we're going to get there if we have to walk.
00:43:46When do we start?
00:43:48You'll take the bus.
00:43:50I go as the rest go.
00:43:52Oh, we can walk all right, Jeff.
00:43:53But what about the horse?
00:43:55Certified check is no parlor, bedroom, and bath thoroughbred.
00:43:58He's a range horse.
00:44:00He'll be all right so long as we keep him off the pavement.
00:44:04She's right, Danny.
00:44:05He can stand it.
00:44:07Come on, let's go.
00:44:08Get him off there, Tuggy.
00:44:09So this is the sport of kinks.
00:44:17Let me carry your bag, Martha.
00:44:19Uh-uh.
00:44:19I'll carry it myself until I pass out.
00:44:22I don't think that'll be very long.
00:44:24Oh, I think it'll do us a lot of good if we all stop and get a little rest.
00:44:27That's a good idea.
00:44:28I was feeling like this when I caught up with Mr. Sharon.
00:44:41He says, what's the matter, Tuggy?
00:44:42Your dog's barking.
00:44:43And I says, Mr. Sharon, dead dogs don't bark.
00:44:46No doubt he's up there rooting for us.
00:44:49But I'll bet he'd rather be down here with us.
00:44:51No, ma'am, I wouldn't say that.
00:44:53I reckon Mr. Sharon wasn't so happy.
00:44:56Well, why do you say that, Tuggy?
00:44:58The last time I saw him, he was quite cheerful.
00:45:01He wasn't at home you was going to bury Mr. Ralston.
00:45:04He said, Tuggy, she ain't fooling my old eyes.
00:45:07She's doing this for me.
00:45:09Sacrificing herself for an old man.
00:45:10What else did he say?
00:45:14Begging your pardon, Miss Martha.
00:45:15Maybe I shouldn't say this.
00:45:17But he was awful set on you man, Master Jeff.
00:45:20But he says, if I use a heavy hand, she'll take the bit in her teeth.
00:45:24So that's it.
00:45:26Very well rehearsed.
00:45:27Well, you tell Mr. Clayton I still have the bit in my teeth.
00:45:30Oh, Martha, you're absolutely wrong.
00:45:33Say, Jeff.
00:45:34She just said she has the bit in her teeth, didn't she?
00:45:37Well, let her cool off.
00:45:40Can I give you a lift, lady?
00:45:54Did you see that horse back there?
00:45:57Yeah.
00:45:57We're trying to get to Santa Anita.
00:46:01Walking?
00:46:02Yes.
00:46:03Unless you give us a ride part of the way.
00:46:06The horse, too?
00:46:08Sure.
00:46:08I've picked up many a hitchhiker, but never a horse before.
00:46:14Can it be done?
00:46:16You mean, put the horse in with me furniture?
00:46:19Uh-huh.
00:46:20What do you take me for, lady, huh?
00:46:22Well, why not?
00:46:23A horse has four legs.
00:46:24So is a piece of furniture.
00:46:26What difference does it make whether it's Clydesdale or Chippendale?
00:46:29I don't know what you're talking about, but the answer is no.
00:46:35There's lots more money in picking horses than in packing pianos.
00:46:40Yeah, but packing pianos is much easier.
00:46:44Well, maybe for you.
00:46:45Not for me.
00:46:46Is that so?
00:46:51Say, who do you think is going to win to Santa Anita?
00:46:53Oh.
00:46:54So you do follow the races?
00:46:57Yeah, I follow them, but so far I'm way behind.
00:47:01Oh, look.
00:47:02That horse is the greatest long shot you ever saw.
00:47:05You can make the cleaning of your life.
00:47:06That is, if we get him to Santa Anita.
00:47:11A horse hitchhiker.
00:47:14That's a new one on me.
00:47:19Wait a minute.
00:47:20I got a hunch, lady.
00:47:21Come on, hop in and I'll back up.
00:47:26Hey, Jeff.
00:47:27Look, they're coming back.
00:47:29All right, boys.
00:47:35Give him a hand with his tailgate.
00:47:37You've picked yourself a ride.
00:47:38Horse and all.
00:47:39Nice.
00:47:40Come on, get over there.
00:47:44And you did this believing that I told Tucky to say all those things?
00:47:49What else was I to believe?
00:47:51I swear, it's the first I ever heard about it.
00:47:53But I think it's about time I told you this.
00:47:55When Danny was riding for your uncle,
00:47:57Ralston tried to bribe him to pull up a horse.
00:48:00And believe me, Danny's injury was no accident.
00:48:03You mean that Danny was ridden down purposely?
00:48:05I do.
00:48:08So that's what Lou was afraid you'd tell me.
00:48:13Oh, Jeff, we have to beat Lou Ralston's entry.
00:48:16We just have to.
00:48:17He's putting everything he's got on it to win.
00:48:20Certified check must be it.
00:48:22Don't worry, he will.
00:48:27I'm in, we're all ready.
00:48:29All right.
00:48:29All right.
00:48:57Well, here it is.
00:49:08I ought to know this place.
00:49:09I lost plenty of air.
00:49:10Well, don't worry.
00:49:11You'll get it all back and plenty more.
00:49:13I'll make the arrangements for a stall.
00:49:15Wait a minute.
00:49:15Good.
00:49:16I hope that horse of yours can run.
00:49:23Luck is still with us, Baker.
00:49:25Certainly is for a while.
00:49:26I thought we'd lost them.
00:49:28Now, find out where they stable their horse.
00:49:29Okay.
00:49:33Any luck, Jeff?
00:49:35There's not a vacant stall left.
00:49:38Oh, Jeff.
00:49:40That settles it.
00:49:41Me and the van stays.
00:49:42Well, but what about your load of furniture?
00:49:46Oh, the furniture ain't going to be due to tomorrow.
00:49:49When is the big race?
00:49:51Three weeks from tomorrow.
00:49:53Oh, three weeks.
00:49:57The hunch is still good.
00:49:58Me and the furniture is going to be three weeks late.
00:50:00Oh, Mike, you're a real pal.
00:50:02Well, we can't leave the van here on the road.
00:50:04We've got to find a new location.
00:50:05Come on, let's go.
00:50:06Okay.
00:50:07Tucky, looks like happy days are here again.
00:50:10I'll see.
00:50:10They parked the van in the field across from the track.
00:50:17Are they keeping the horse in the van?
00:50:19It isn't going to be so easy for you to get at him.
00:50:22I wouldn't worry about that.
00:50:24Well, of course, if...
00:50:25Martha!
00:50:27Why, hello, Lou.
00:50:28So you got here ahead of us.
00:50:30How are you, Mr. Baker?
00:50:31Fine, Miss Sharon.
00:50:32And how is your horse?
00:50:34Well, how can I tell when he's never even finished a race?
00:50:37I wish you could persuade Mr. Clayton not to enter in.
00:50:41Oh, he won't listen to me.
00:50:43But I'm sure Del will do his best.
00:50:45I sure will.
00:50:46Martha, when will this fancied obligation to Clayton be over?
00:50:50You mustn't forget we're still engaged.
00:50:51Not for a moment.
00:50:53After the big race, I think I'll name the day.
00:50:55You know, I can't quite make it out.
00:51:00It's evident Miss Sharon does not intend giving me up,
00:51:03yet she's playing Clayton's game, thinking I'm blind.
00:51:05Well, why don't you bring it to her head and call for a showdown?
00:51:09No, that would be too difficult.
00:51:12I'll play their way until you can get at their horse.
00:51:17Two weeks ago, our furniture was supposed to get here.
00:51:21Who are you?
00:51:21Oh, I'm Henry Knox, and this is Helen Smith.
00:51:24Oh, Henry.
00:51:26Oh, I mean Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Knox.
00:51:30Well, how are you going to set up housekeeping
00:51:31when your furniture doesn't arrive?
00:51:33Look, I'm Joe Papapopoulos, the owner of this business.
00:51:37And not only would I like very much to know where is your furniture,
00:51:41but I would also like very much to know where is my van
00:51:43and that dumb driver, Mike Clarence.
00:51:46Now, what do you think of that?
00:51:47It's a regular mystery.
00:51:49Yeah, ain't it?
00:51:51I'll fix him.
00:51:52I know a fellow which I think might help.
00:51:55Come.
00:52:03There's your van, Joe.
00:52:12That's it.
00:52:13Now I'll show you.
00:52:14And maybe I'll have some business for you, too.
00:52:18Come.
00:52:24Hello.
00:52:25Hello.
00:52:27Henry, look.
00:52:29Hey, and our piano.
00:52:31Yeah, you know, it's the funniest thing about the horse.
00:52:33You won't need to stay anywhere except out of the piano.
00:52:36Horse?
00:52:37What horse?
00:52:38Why, uh, uh, pardon me.
00:52:41Look, I'm going to commit assault and batteries on you, Mike.
00:52:45And then I'm going to...
00:52:46You're not going to do anything to Mike.
00:52:49Ladies, do not interrupt.
00:52:50So you are no lady, and I will not tip my hat.
00:52:54Don't you dare touch Mike.
00:52:56Young woman, if you don't stop,
00:52:58I'm going to stand you on your head in the corner of that van and leave you.
00:53:00And how would you like to get out of that?
00:53:03What are you doing here?
00:53:06Well, I was just...
00:53:07I was driving the truck along when this young lady here said I...
00:53:11Is this the boss?
00:53:13Yeah.
00:53:14How would all you people like to make a pile of money?
00:53:16Money?
00:53:17Show me.
00:53:18You see that?
00:53:19That's a track record for the Santa Anita handicap.
00:53:23That's right, Joe.
00:53:24Now, so what?
00:53:26Our horse is going to beat that time.
00:53:28All of you bet on him a week from today.
00:53:30Gambling?
00:53:31Well, it's a sure thing and a long shot.
00:53:33Show me.
00:53:34Tonight, I'll show you.
00:53:35Not now.
00:53:36Everyone thinks our horse can't run,
00:53:38and we want him to go right on thinking that.
00:53:40That's why we run him undercover.
00:53:42Now, what do you say?
00:53:46Well, we'll see.
00:53:48I've been shown.
00:54:12You need that van, Jeff?
00:54:14It's the only place we have to keep the horse.
00:54:16You keep it.
00:54:17But our furniture!
00:54:19I've been shown.
00:54:20I'll get you some new furniture.
00:54:22Will the horse really win?
00:54:23He will, unless somebody saws off all four of his legs.
00:54:26In that case, I think I'll stick around to protect him.
00:54:29But listen, you can't say anything about it.
00:54:31If you do, our chances of cleaning up will be ruined.
00:54:34Ooh, but isn't that cheating?
00:54:36If somebody tells, I'll show them.
00:54:40Come.
00:54:40I'm staying right here.
00:54:42Good night, Jeff.
00:54:43Good night.
00:54:43Good night.
00:54:44Good night.
00:54:44Good night.
00:54:44Well, all's well that ends well.
00:54:52But we haven't beaten lose entry yet.
00:54:55Jeff, I didn't know I could be so vengeful.
00:54:59You're still wearing that ring.
00:55:03Yes, and I'm going to keep right on wearing it until the day of the big race.
00:55:07And then I'm going to pawn it and put every cent on certified check.
00:55:12Well, I'd hate to ever have you get that mad at me.
00:55:17Now you know the kind of woman you're falling in mouth with.
00:55:37Good night.
00:55:37Good night, boys.
00:55:41Good night.
00:55:42Good night.
00:55:42Good night.
00:55:43Good night.
00:55:59interest you. You think you own certified check, but you don't. It belongs to Martha
00:56:05Sharon. What are you talking about? I know. You got him from the reins, sure, but Sharon
00:56:11turned him loose and willed him to Martha. Even register that horse on the name he
00:56:16carries now. Well, Martha's playing you for a fool. Oh, you don't have to believe me.
00:56:21You can ask her. Ask her about the letter and the paper she filed with the jockey
00:56:26club and the stewards at Tanfarin. And if you think for a moment that the jockey
00:56:31club or the stewards would accept the entry of an unknown horse, why, you're more
00:56:36gullible than I thought you were.
00:56:49Turkey. Yes, Master Jeff? Doggone, Master Jeff. Is us in bad luck again?
00:56:56You were with Miss Martha when she first came to Danny's shack. Did she recognize
00:57:04certified check immediately? Oh, sure, Master Jeff. You can't fool Miss Martha on a horse,
00:57:09but she had a picture of him, too. So Mr. Sharon left her a picture as well.
00:57:13Yes, Master. Oh. She told you not to tell. Yes, Master Jeff.
00:57:21Mr. Poppolis. Look at this. Just a moment, please. I will call you back and tell you what
00:57:33I think of you. Now I got more troubles of my own. What has happened? Look, it says here
00:57:39the certified check should never have been entered. It says they never finished a race
00:57:43in his life. It says he ought to be pulling a junk wagon. So what? So what? We bet our
00:57:49money on your advice and now we've lost it. And what about our furniture? We want it
00:57:53immediately. But lady, I gave them my word they could have the van. And you gave me your
00:57:59word they could have the furniture. Well, well, yeah, but we, we don't. But they're
00:58:04cheats and we want our furniture immediately. My friends are not cheats. And if the
00:58:09newspaper's thing that certified check should be in a junk wagon, that is their
00:58:13business. Then you really think you can win? I've been shown. Then our money isn't
00:58:18lost? But what about our furniture? Mr. Poppolis, now what is it? We were wondering, could you
00:58:35lend us some money on our furniture? You, uh, you're not thinking of doing anything
00:58:40foolish with it, are you? Well, certainly not. What odds can we get?
00:58:51What's the matter, Mike? Anything wrong? Um, you know, what I can't understand is what's
00:58:57the difference between Clydesdale and Chippendale? Why, uh, we'll ask Jeff. Say, Jeff, what's
00:59:07the difference between Clydesdale and Chippendale? Oh, Clydesdale's a four-year-old and Chippendale's
00:59:13a two-year-old. Ha! That's right. I never thought of that. How do you like that? Say, Jeff,
00:59:19Jeff. Tucky said he heard somebody over in the bushes. I've been watching. We'll trap him
00:59:25tonight and I've got a good hunch who it is. Well, if you know, tell me, I'll take care of
00:59:28him. No proof, but we'll get plenty of proof tonight. We're probably being watched right
00:59:32now. Tucky. You, Gwen, hide behind certified check and keep your eye on him. Now, use your
00:59:39head. Come on, boys. We're going to take a walk.
00:59:49What happened? You told me to use my head, Master Jeff, and I did, on Mr. Baker's
01:00:09stomach. I'll handle this, sir. No, I've got something better than that. Danny, play the
01:00:14same trick that you played on Collins. Say, Jeff, this guy's coming, too. That's all
01:00:23right. If he wants to run a little while, let him go. After what he tried to do? It's
01:00:28all right. Let him go. What happened? How did I get here? The horse must have kicked you.
01:00:38Hey, Jeff. Jeff, the horse has been hurt. He's lame. I want Baker away from here. He'll
01:00:50go and tell Ralston our horse is lame. Oh, but Jeff, what good is a lame horse? A lame
01:00:56horse is safe. And in the day of the race, he'll be well again. You're talking in riddles.
01:01:03It just don't make sense. I don't know what it's all about. Tipper Dale, Clyde Dale, lame
01:01:09horse today. Oh, no, you got me. I think I'll take me van and go home.
01:01:15Well, you can see for yourself that the near hind leg is crippled. That horse won't run
01:01:19in any handicap. Very nice work, Baker. That was the only horse I was afraid of. And now
01:01:24I can bet my shirt in safety. And a hundred thousand in prize money.
01:01:33I thought I'd never get back in time. I had to get identification and all kinds of red
01:01:52tape. But I got 2300. I'd better not bet it all myself. We'll divide it. Well, I can't
01:01:58go. You better hurry and get it on the horse. All right. Come on, boys. We're all in this,
01:02:04Danny. Good luck. Well, it won't be long. Jeff, that money's as good as in your pocket.
01:02:13You're not riding for me, Danny. You're riding for old man Sharon. Remember that. I'll remember.
01:02:20Oh, and to be sure you keep him well away from the rail. Have him act up at the barrier
01:02:23so they'll start you on the outside. I get it. Let's go. Say, I thought you said Clayton's
01:02:31entry is going to be scratched. Listen, as far as you're concerned, the entry might as well
01:02:35be scratched. I know.
01:02:44You're coming home a winner, Danny.
01:02:53Horses are out of the post. Certified check. Breaks through on the rail. Certified check is acting
01:03:15very cautiously at the barrier. Doggone, he's acting up. I was a pleader there. Certified check. Breaks through
01:03:21again. Fingers do your stuff. Come on, get that horse in. Listen, when he's like this, you know anyone
01:03:31else can do anything with him. Take him to the outside. Certified check has been taken to the
01:03:37outside and will break from an outside post position. There they go. It's special
01:03:51favor. Going to the front on the rail. Amber light is second. Indian shawl is third. And certified check is fourth.
01:03:57Rothfield Marshall is moving up on the outside. Very fast.
01:04:00Around the clubhouse turn. In special favor. Going to the front on the rail. Amber light is second. Indian shawl is third.
01:04:08Amber Avala. Here comes certified check on the outside.
01:04:12They're coming down the stretch. It's field marshal. And certified check head and head. Now they're no certified. They're coming down the line of finish. And it's
01:04:22certified check the winner. By a head on the outside.
01:04:29Come on. I want to see the guy that gives you real money for these tickets.
01:04:36Marshall and certified check head and head.
01:04:39Now they're no certified, you're coming down the line to finish and
01:04:41it's certified check the winner by a head on the outside.
01:04:46Come on, I want to see the guy that gives you real money for these tickets.
01:04:52She'll pick the wrong one that time, Lou.
01:04:54Tuggy, look at me, I'm no ghost.
01:05:21Oh, Mr. Sharon, Mr. Sharon.
01:05:23Tuggy, what's the matter?
01:05:31Now you're going to ask me what I dropped off of.
01:05:34Uncle Henry.
01:05:37I can't believe it.
01:05:39I don't understand.
01:05:40I had to do it, dear, for your sake.
01:05:42But what?
01:05:43I'll explain it all to you.
01:05:45Where's Jeff?
01:05:47I don't know.
01:05:48Oh, he must still be at the track.
01:05:50I've got something to do there, too.
01:05:51Let's go and find him.
01:05:53So you give her the check and don't tell her I've gone.
01:06:02If that's what you want, you know what you're doing.
01:06:05Goodbye, Danny.
01:06:07So long, Jeff.
01:06:12Danny has the check, Martha.
01:06:13I've endorsed it to you.
01:06:14Jeff, my boy.
01:06:25So you're Tuggy's ghost.
01:06:28Oh, I always knew you were an old faker.
01:06:31Jeff, what does this mean?
01:06:34It's your horse, isn't it?
01:06:36No more than yours.
01:06:37What are you two talking about?
01:06:39I willed him to both of you.
01:06:41Did Ralston know that?
01:06:43Yes, I told him.
01:06:44Well, you needn't concern yourself about Ralston anymore.
01:06:47I've attended to him faker.
01:06:49What have you done?
01:06:50Well, it isn't so much what I've done
01:06:51as what the Raising Commission and the police are going to do.
01:06:55Jeff, did Lou tell you you had no share in the horse?
01:06:59Yes, he did.
01:07:00But I wanted you to have full ownership.
01:07:05The horse or you?
01:07:09Well, both.
01:07:11Jeff, what are you waiting for?

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