Horse breeder Tom Martin has been having some bad luck. His daughter Ruth convinces him to enter a race. Their horse nearly wins but gets run into the rails by a crooked rival. Ruth takes on the job of training the horse's offspring, Katydid. She gains some fame as a female trainer. She enters Katydid in a claiming race. When she wins, rich amateur owner Steve Wendall claims Katydid. In order to stay close to her horse, she accepts the trainer job from Steve.
Quite frankly, I've never heard of Damon Runyon and I don't know anything about his writings. This is fine. There is a bit of horse sports story, a bit of female empowerment story, and a bit of romance. The one aspect that I don't like is the portrayal of the black folks. They are the stereotypical black servant family. They are house black folks and the man are called boys. They all talk a certain way. It's that era in time. It just feels a little wrong with today's eyes. The acting is generally fine although the romance can be a bit stilted. This is fine but not more than that.
Quite frankly, I've never heard of Damon Runyon and I don't know anything about his writings. This is fine. There is a bit of horse sports story, a bit of female empowerment story, and a bit of romance. The one aspect that I don't like is the portrayal of the black folks. They are the stereotypical black servant family. They are house black folks and the man are called boys. They all talk a certain way. It's that era in time. It just feels a little wrong with today's eyes. The acting is generally fine although the romance can be a bit stilted. This is fine but not more than that.