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Lucas Marsh (Robert Mitchum), un estudiante de medicina ambicioso y sin recursos, se casa con Kristina Hedvigson para poder costearse los estudios. Ella lo ama, pero él sólo ama su trabajo. Emocionalmente es una persona cerrada, incapaz de abrirse a los demás, ni siquiera a su mejor amigo (Frank Sinatra) o a su alcohólico padre (Lon Chaney Jr.).
Novel
Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is telling the truth, he attracts the interest of gambler Rich Roeder who needs a "sure thing" in the upcoming Preakness. Meanwhile, Lewie's older brother John carries on a romance with the lovely Martha.
