She Went to the Races (1945)
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- Passed
- 1h 26min
- Comedy
- 04 Nov 1945 (USA)
- Movie
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James Craig | ... |
Steve Canfield
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Frances Gifford | ... |
Dr. Ann Wotters
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Ava Gardner | ... |
Hilda Spotts
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Edmund Gwenn | ... |
Dr. Homer Pecke
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Sig Ruman | ... |
Dr. Gurke
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Reginald Owen | ... |
Dr. Pembroke
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J.M. Kerrigan | ... |
Jeff Habbard
(as J. M. Kerrigan)
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Charles Halton | ... |
Dr. Collyer
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Chester Clute | ... |
Wallace Mason
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Frank Orth | ... |
Bartender Skelly
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Joe Hernandez | ... |
Joe Hernandez
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Richard Abbott | ... |
Manager (uncredited)
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Frank Austin | ... |
Tony the Janitor (uncredited)
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William Bailey | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooke | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Ben Carter | ... |
Groom (uncredited)
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John Dehner | ... |
Winner's Announcer (uncredited)
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Clyde Fillmore | ... |
Dr. Bostwick (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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John Forrest | ... |
Race Track Usher (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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Buster Keaton | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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Jean MacMurray | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
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Matt Moore | ... |
Duffy (uncredited)
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Alexander Pollard | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Grady Sutton | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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John Vosper | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Directed by
Willis Goldbeck |
Written by
Lawrence Hazard | ... | (screen play) |
Alan Friedman | ... | (story) and |
DeVallon Scott | ... | (story) (as De Vallon Scott) |
Buster Keaton | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Frederick Stephani | ... | producer |
Music by
Nathaniel Shilkret |
Cinematography by
Charles Salerno Jr. | ... | (as Charles Salerno) |
Editing by
Adrienne Fazan |
Art Direction by
E. Preston Ames | ... | (as Preston Ames) |
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Jack Gertsman | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alfred Raboch | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | sound director |
Frank McKenzie | ... | unit mixer (uncredited) |
Robert Shirley | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Newell Sparks | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
William Steinkamp | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Michael Steinore | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
John A. Williams | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Ragin | ... | second camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kay Carter | ... | assistant costume supervisor |
Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Harold Byrns | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Earl Cates | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Pete Decker | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
Albert Glasser | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Paul J. Smith | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
George Richelavie | ... | research director (uncredited) |
Bea Whitney | ... | research assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Drs. Homer Pecke, Gurke, Pembroke, Collyer, and Ann Wotters - Dr. Pecke's pretty niece - work as scientists at the Brockhurst Institute of Research. Requesting $20,000 of additional funds from the trustees of the Institute to continue his research for another three years, Dr. Pecke is instead let go because of lack of funds. Stemming from a conversation with the Institute's janitor, Drs. Gurke, Pembroke and Collyer come up with the idea to save Dr. Pecke's job and his research that they can pool their leftover money - one-tenth of what Dr. Pecke requires - and bet it on a ten-to-one horse at the racetrack after they scientifically determine which horse will win, that plan despite none of the three knowing anything first hand about horses, race or otherwise. They are eventually able to convince Ann to join them in this pursuit. In the process, they meet race horse owner Steve Canfield, his horse, Mr. McGillicuddy, which the scientists place most of their hopes. What the three elderly male scientists also see happening is that Steve and Ann are starting to fall for each other, the two of them getting together which becomes as important to them as getting Dr. Pecke's money. Two things factor into if there is a happily-ever-after for Steve and Ann: the fortunes of Mr. McGillicuddy, especially as it relates to what Steve does; and the presence of fellow race horse owner Hilda Spotts, she and Steve who have known each other for years, have had a casual thing with each other over much of that time, and who make more sense on paper both professionally and personally than Ann and Steve. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | THEY'RE OFF! (IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE...) (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The $20,000 needed to continue Dr. Pecke's research equates to about $330,000 in 2022. See more » |
Quotes |
Jeff Habbard:
Well, massage my tendons with miracle refined liniment! See more » |