In this crime drama, an ex-police officer is hired to help a group of criminals plan the perfect heist, but things quickly spiral out of control as deception and double-crossing ensue.
When Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod (Murray) looses his nerve, the race car driver takes a job driving a taxi, but when he befriends a cute reporter and the young handicapped son of a deceased driver, he attempts to return to the track.
An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.
Playing the Ponies is a slapstick comedy set in 1930s California. It follows a cafe owner who gets involved in a scheme with a con man to deceive a gambler at a racetrack. However, their plan goes awry, leading to reprisal and a chance for redemption. The movie is filled with comedic situations, violence, and vindication.
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby track, as it will affect each of their lives in different ways.
Annabel Allison, star of Wonder Pictures, is irked at her poor publicity, especially when a rival gets engaged to a Marquis; so she makes studio head Webb re-hire disgraced publicity agent Morgan for her personal appearance tour. The trip proceeds with a flurry of Morgan's crazy, slapstick publicity stunts. Then Annabel has her chance to "bag" a real Viscount.
A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.
In 'The Grey Hounded Hare,' Bugs Bunny finds himself racing against a mechanical rabbit at a racetrack. As the race begins, Bugs uses his wit and clever tricks to try and outsmart the mechanical rabbit. Along the way, there are chases, visual puns, and surreal moments. Will Bugs be able to defeat his mechanical opponent and come out on top?
An assistant district attorney tries to stop his girlfriend's father from being swindled out of his money by a crooked lawyer in a racetrack scam.
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo, on his way to make a bank deposit, boards a race-track bound bus instead. Mistaking the betting windows for tellerwindows, he keeps making and winning bets on long shots. The track finally tosses him out with his bag of winnings, which Magoo thinks was the result of compound interest growth.
Two guys who own a restaurant get word of a sure thing at the races and bet all their money on that horse; unfortunately, they bet on the wrong horse.
Always-broke racetrack tout shows his true colors when setting up an apartment for his girl friend.
The story of "Malicious," one of the great race horses of the era, narrated by Joe Hernandez, the "voice of Santa Anita", that opens with the race at the Tanfaran track in northern California where "Malicious" broke the track record.
Edgar, a broken-down race horse, becomes a fugitive from a glue factory and is ousted from his park bench and chased by the police. He upsets a peddler's cart and the peddler befriends him. He pulls the cart and in his zeal to help his new master gets them both into trouble with the police. The police radio is tuned in on a horse race and Edgar breaks loose and heads for the race track, joins and wins the race. He and the junk-man retire to a life of ease.
Ted Atkinson, the winningnest jockey on American racetracks is the subject for this Columbia World of Sports short. He is shown working out his mounts and then racing them at various racetracks in America.
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