User Reviews

Came across this movie on YouTube... Doubting I would see the more notorious Doris Day in it (as any fan worth his/her salt knows her first movie was, "Romance On The High Seas") but still... I was curious.

This was a sweet little movie. I'm sure it's not the first movie about someone trying to gain custody of a child from a person they disapprove of and, adversely, the kid is reluctant to leave. Sure, the plot line is quite familiar today... but, I'm gonna guess that (back then) it probably wasn't, yet, 'old hat' or overworked.

It's too bad the picture quality was so bad. Not sure if someone, out there, has a better copy than whoever posted it. The scene at the gas station (quite touching) and the last scene (the judge is priceless) were the best parts for me.

All in all, it wasn't a waste of time to watch. It was mildly entertaining... a rather white bread mediocre film, but likable. And I learned something about apples and horses too. You could, easily, watch it once and not feel guilty, depressed or had for doing so. It may not be Barrymore or Shakespeare in the Round either (but, seriously, how many pictures are?)

Not sure anything I wrote, here, would be considered a "spoiler", but I marked it just in case.

Veteran silent movie stars give a Hollywood history lesson while a snobby and domineering society matron is taken down a peg and hopefully learns something about humility in this touching low budget horse racing drama. Buzz Henry is the likable lite fellow who chooses to stay with his uncle while the wealthy grandmother (Laura Treadwell) plots to win custody. That is, if she can find him. Her he-pecked husband (William Harrigan), however, might surprise the legal counsel who thinks that this is an open and shut case.

There's a young actress named Doris Day who plays a kindly local rich lady who befriends Henry and his beloved June (James Seay) who loves his nephew unconditionally, and refuses to kowtow to his late brother in law's wealthy family no matter what. So the fight is on in this variation of "The Champ" Taft culminates in a horse racing sequence where the kindly grandfather comes to a realization and a brief court scene where justice is served. This is pretty good for a PRC programmer with decent performances. Of course leading lady Doris Day is not the famous singer/actress, which is a mystery in itself.