Overview
New York manicurist Mamie Murphy plans to marry a rich man, so she repeatedly turns down the proposals of honest reporter David Haines. When she is announced the winner of $2,500 and a ticket worth $150,000 for champion horse Lady Luck, if the horse wins an upcoming race, Mamie is pursued by wealthy sportsman Jack Conroy and nightclub owner and racketeer Tony Morelli.
Director and cast
- Charles Lamont Director
- Patricia Farr as Mamie Murphy
- William Bakewell as Dave Haines
- Duncan Renaldo as Tony Morelli
- Iris Adrian as Rita
- Lulu McConnell as Aunt Mamie Murphy
- Lew Kelly as Detective James Riley
- Jameson Thomas as Jack Conroy / Voice of announcer at racetrack
- John Kelly as Joe - First Hood
- Claud Allister as Briggs
- Arthur Hoyt as J. Baldwin Hemingway
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