A naive girl has $1,000 and is told to have two broke bookies bet it for her. They lose the money and she gets a job as a waitress. They come into the cafe and convince her to buy an Irish S... Read allA naive girl has $1,000 and is told to have two broke bookies bet it for her. They lose the money and she gets a job as a waitress. They come into the cafe and convince her to buy an Irish Sweepstake ticket.A naive girl has $1,000 and is told to have two broke bookies bet it for her. They lose the money and she gets a job as a waitress. They come into the cafe and convince her to buy an Irish Sweepstake ticket.
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- Mr. Simpkins
- (as Sidney Bracy)
- Betting Teller
- (uncredited)
- Racetrack Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Tote Board Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Track Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- John W. Krafft
- Albert DeMond
- Hugh Cummings(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe fire engines seen going to the race track were from Los Angeles Fire Department Station 66, that was located at 1715 W. Florence Avenue from 1929 to 1989. That building still stands as of this writing. The new Station 66 is located at 1909 W. Slauson Blvd. and serves the Hyde Park - South LA - Vermont Harbor area.
- GoofsWhen Jennie looks at the sweepstakes ticket after first returning to her room, in close-up the hands holding the ticket have nail polish. However in longer shots of Jennie she doesn't have nail polish on her fingernails.
- Quotes
Horseplayer: [after horse they bet on loses] You call yourself a tipster. "Play Corned Beef. Corned Beef can't lose." You were talking to the jockey's Aunt Minnie. And me with 10 bucks on these whiskers. I oughta take it outta your hide.
'Tip' Bailey: All right, all right! Take it easy, will ya? I'm only human.
Horseplayer: Who told ya that?
Jenkins hits all the marks, and likely adds some of his own, in this otherwise routine comedy. With his distinctive voice, the character actor was dependable, for decades, in this type of role. Wilson is cute and bubbly; at times, you wonder if Judy Garland borrowed some of her delivery. Mugging jockey Frankie Burke (as "Chalky" Williams) has a couple of good scenes and, as a concerned landlady, veteran Vera Lewis gets to share some of her acid-tongue. Among the extras, it's interesting to see John Harron get some lines and screen time. The brother of silent D.W. Griffith "silent" star Robert Harron, John is the fast-talking Narragansett racetrack announcer. Diner chef Jerry Colonna rolls his eyes. All told, director William McGann neatly corrals the second-string cast and crew at Warner Bros.
****** Sweepstakes Winner (5/20/39) William McGann ~ Marie Wilson, Allen Jenkins, Johnnie Davis, Charley Foy
- wes-connors
- Apr 2, 2015
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- Runtime59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1