College student Jimmy Shaw inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow students in order to obtain funds for racing the horse. Lightning Lad wins very race he is entered in. Marion Braddock, a spoiled rich girl who owns a racing stable offers to buy Lightning Lad, but Jimmy refuses to sell. The day of the big handicap-race arrives and Jimmy and his fellow stockholders are on their way to the track. But a group of gamblers, betting on Lightning Lad to lose, have some skullduggery plans to ensure Lightning Lad does not win the race.
Acting
Toby Wing's dual-role chaos—she's playing two women for no reason!
Practical Effects
Actual horses going actual fast, zero safety regulations.
Costume
Marion's hats deserve their own billing.
Director
Robert F. Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruce Bennett was an Olympic shot-putter who became a B-movie staple—this was his 'serious actor' phase before he played Tarzan's dad.
Released smack in the Depression, this is pure New Deal fantasy: broke kids, collective ownership, and capitalism actually working for once.
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