A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school comedies where everyone talks in sharp, quick bursts, sure. You’ll probably like it if you have a soft spot for 1930s underdog stories. If you need your pacing tight and your plot points to actually matter? You’re going to be bored to tears by the middle. The whole thing k...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school comedies where everyone talks in sharp, quick bursts, sure. You’ll probably like it if you have a soft spot for 1930s underdog stories. If you need your pacing tight and your plot points to actually matter? You’re going to be bored to tears by the middle. The whole thing kicks off with a cabbie winning big, which is always a fun hook. But it goes south fast—not for the character, but for the script. The confidence-gang stuff feels a bit repetitive, ..."
Joe Cunningham, Harry McCoy, George Marshall, Lamar Trotti, Dudley Nichols
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