The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky
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Directed by	Alexander Hall
Produced by	Jeff Lazarus
Written by	Malcolm Stuart Boylan (screenplay) Rowland Brown (story)
Starring	George Raft Ellen Drew ZaSu Pitts
Music by	John Leipold Leo Shuken
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Harvey Johnston
Release date	April 28, 1939
Running time	67 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Lady's from Kentucky is a 1939 film starring George Raft and Ellen Drew. The movie was written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan from a story by Rowland Brown, and was directed by Alexander Hall. The screenplay involves a failing bookie (Raft) who becomes half owner of a racehorse, with a Kentucky lady (Drew) owning the other half. ZaSu Pitts plays a supporting role.

A gambler, Marty Black, wins a fifty percent interest in a thoroughbred owned by Penelope "Penny" Hollis, a prim and proper Kentucky horsewoman. Marty can't wait to wager on his new possession, Roman Son, but the health of the horse is foremost to Penny, who would rather nurture it than race it.

After he enters Roman Son in a race without her knowledge, Marty sees the horse's condition deteriorate. Penny permits him to run Roman Son in the Kentucky Derby and a romance develops after the horse's victory, particularly when Marty agrees to retire Roman Son rather than race any more.

The film was the last George Raft made under his contract with Paramount Pictures and had a smaller budget than Raft was used to, most likely because he was using the studio.

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