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She Went to the Races is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Willis Goldbeck released in USA on 4 november 1945 with James Craig
She Went to the Races (1945)
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Add to a movie listShe Went to the Races is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Frances Gifford and Ava Gardner. A team of scientists discover a seemingly foolproof way of discovering the winner of horse races.
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Dr. Ann Wotters, working at the Brockhurst Institute of Research in Los Angeles, is devastated when she learns that her uncle, Dr. Homer Pecke, will be let off because the institute can't afford to keep him on staff and his research project running. The institute would need another $20,000 to afford Pecke's services.Actors
James Craig
(Steve Canfield)
Frances Gifford
(Dr. Ann Wotters)
Ava Gardner
(Hilda Spotts)
Edmund Gwenn
(Dr. Homer Pecke)
Sig Ruman
(Dr. Gurke)
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