Jour de chance

Original title: Riding High

1950
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1h 52m

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Bing Crosby and Coleen Gray in Jour de chance (1950)

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

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6.2/10

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One of three movies that Oliver Hardy acted in without his partner Stan Laurel during the 25 year period that they made comedies together. The other two are Deux bons copains (1939) and Le Bagarreur du Kentucky (1949).

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Edited from La course de Broadway Bill (1934)

Soundtracks
We've Got a Sure Thing
(1950) (uncredited)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Johnny Burke
Sung by Bing Crosby

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8/10

A fun surprise

As a big Laurel and Hardy fan, I rented "Riding High" out of curiosity: Oliver Hardy makes a rare solo appearance here. Ollie is funny in his short cameo role, but his appearance is certainly not the only reason to see this film. To my surprise, I actually enjoyed this movie quite a bit.

Of course, I shouldn't have been too surprised. "Riding High" is directed by Frank Capra ("It's a Wonderful Life") and stars Bing Crosby. Briefly, Bing is a down-on-his-luck horse trainer trying to hit the big time with his one last chance: A horse named Broadway Bill. Yes, in many ways this is your typical sports underdog movie. There are, however, twists along the way. In fact, what happens in "the big race at the end" may very well take you by surprise.

A warning: This is the year 1950 and the "traditional" roles of men and women, not to mention blacks and whites, are clearly defined. If you can look beyond that, "Riding High" is a fun time.