This will be of particular historical interest as one of the first major film roles of the beautiful Ava Gardner, here cast as the femme fatal, the former girlfriend of horse owner James Craig who comes between him and research scientist Frances Gifford. Along with several aging professor co-workers (shades of the professors in "Ball of Fire"), Gifford is out to scientifically prove a theory of what makes a horse a sure winner in the races. She's out to win the big race so she can fund fired professor Edmund Gwenn's laboratory and bring him back after the trustees ended his research. Somehow, Gifford and the men end up in Craig's hotel room and of course, romantic sparks fly, with comical misunderstandings brought in when Gardner pops up to reclaim him. Sig Ruman and Reginald Owen are two of the other professors and add a droll flavor to the otherwise staid situation.
A passable time-filler but no classic, it really has little to offer other than the presence of a rising screen beauty who was already getting her name in the papers thanks to her off-screen romantic exploits. It would take a few film noir roles and a marriage to a certain skinny crooner to propel her into legendary status, but here, other than sharing a few wisecracks towards Gifford, she has really nothing substantial to do.
A passable time-filler but no classic, it really has little to offer other than the presence of a rising screen beauty who was already getting her name in the papers thanks to her off-screen romantic exploits. It would take a few film noir roles and a marriage to a certain skinny crooner to propel her into legendary status, but here, other than sharing a few wisecracks towards Gifford, she has really nothing substantial to do.