Under My Skin (1950)
That HEMINGWAY wallop !
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 26M
Director : Jean Negulesco
Escritor : Casey Robinson
Sinopse
Set in Paris, Under My Skin stars John Garfield as a washed-up jockey who has stolen money from a crooked gambler (Luther Adler).
Ruby é um ladrão que, após esconder seu roubo mais recente, é capturado e preso em uma cadeia. Lá ele conhece Quentin, um homem tagarela e tapado que se torna seu amigo. Ruby consegue fugir, sendo obrigado a levar Quentin consigo. Já fora da prisão, Ruby passa a perseguir seus antigos parceiros de crime, para se vingar da morte da mulher que amava e também para recuperar o dinheiro roubado antes que eles o encontrem.
Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) é um milionário que ganhou um cavalo de pequeno porte e indisciplinado, chamado Seabiscuit, que nunca teve grande destaque nas corridas. Howard decide treiná-lo de forma a torná-lo competitivo, contratando para tanto o jóquei Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire) e o treinador Tom Smith (Chris Cooper), conhecido no meio por sua capacidade de se comunicar com cavalos. Juntos eles conseguem transformar Seabiscuit no cavalo do ano em 1938, chamando a atenção da população americana para sua história de sucesso.
Ao viajar com seu pai, o jovem Alec fica fascinado por um misterioso garanhão árabe que é trazido para bordo e empatado no navio em que ele está navegando. Quando afunda tragicamente, ele e o cavalo sobrevivem apenas para ficarem presos em uma ilha deserta. Ele faz amizade com ele, então quando finalmente resgatados, ambos retornam para sua casa, onde logo encontram Henry Dailey, um treinador que já foi um sucesso. Juntos, eles começam a treinar o cavalo para correr contra os mais rápidos do mundo.
Filme baseado na história real de Michelle Payne, a primeira mulher a ganhar a Melbourne Cup.
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
Nascidos em uma família de corredores, os irmãos Damien e Jason seguem os mesmos passos da pai para participarem da famosa corridas de cavalos, a Copa Melbourne. Mas quando seu irmão morre, Damien luta para superar a perda e focar no campeonato.
Boston cop Pally is forced into early retirement, putting a strain on his marriage. Pally's stepbrother, Ray, attempts to lift his spirits by tipping him off to a sure-bet racehorse. But their attempts to secure the champion equine are thwarted by a local mob boss, who steals the horse as repayment for a gambling debt. With their investment on the line, Pally and Ray become entangled in a web of underworld crime and murder.
Herman (Dean Martin) é viciado em jogos de corridas de cavalo. Cheio de dívidas, se arrisca mais uma vez em uma corrida, pois, se ganhar, poderá pagá-las. Ele vai a uma corrida ao lado de seu primo Virgil (Jerry Lewis) e lá se apaixonam por duas garotas. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgment, they become involved in a doomed affair.
Após a morte do irmão que era jóquei, Margaret e seu tio Shawn se mudam da Irlanda para os Estados Unidos. Ao chegar lá, Shawn encontra um cavalo e decide treiná-lo para ser um campeão de corridas.
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.
A gambler and his buddy find a wise-guy jockey for their long-shot horse.
A street kid has dreams of becoming a jockey. He gets his chance when he and his gang discover a poor old man who has a championship race horse. The man agrees to let the boy ride his horse in a race, but first the gang must get enough money to pay for the race's entry fees.
Set in Paris, Under My Skin stars John Garfield as a washed-up jockey who has stolen money from a crooked gambler (Luther Adler).
Tom has faced many rivals in his ten-year career as a jump Jockey. Some have been faster, stronger, younger, wiser; but now he faces a different rival. A silent and anonymous opponent who is struggling to understand. The narrative is centred around the aftermath of a fall at the last fence of a race, where the horse (Habitare) would have passed the winning line in front had it not been for the fall. This film aims to show the lonelier, darker side to horse racing; the brave face that must be put on and not show weakness.
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
Experience the magic of author Carroll Ballard's timeless tale all over again as screen star Mickey Rooney returns to the role that earned him his fourth Academy Award nomination, and follow the further adventures of the Black Stallion as based on Walter Farley's continuation of the series. Veteran horse trainer Henry Dailey (Rooney) sees boundless potential in young jockey Alec Ramsay (Richard Ian Cox), and as the two prepare to take Black Stallion to France to race in the Prix de Chantilly, an unforeseen tragedy forces Alec's French friend Nicole (Marianne Filali) to abandon the race in favor of caring for her ailing mother. As Alec and Henry prepare for the Prix de Chantilly, their situation is complicated by a series of shady businessmen and devious gamblers who are desperately attempting to fix the race.
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.