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So You Want to Play the Horses

Oct 5, 1946

0h 11m

★ 6.0

Overview

In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Richard L. Bare Productions

So You Want to Play the Horses Trailers

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Cast

Joe McDoakes

George O'Hanlon

Narrator (voice)

Art Gilmore

The Colonel (uncredited)

Monte Blue

Sid the Bookie aka Charlie (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Eddie (uncredited)

Richard Erdman

Cashier (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Jane Harker

Detective (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Racetrack Vendor (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Cigar Store Bookmaker (uncredited)

Leo White

Racetrack Announcer (uncredited)

Clifton Young

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James.

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