# The Homestretch

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{{Short description|1947 film by H. Bruce Humberstone}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Homestretch
| image          = The Homestretch poster.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [H. Bruce Humberstone](/source/H._Bruce_Humberstone)
| producer       = [Robert Bassler](/source/Robert_Bassler)
| writer         = [Wanda Tuchock](/source/Wanda_Tuchock)
| starring       = [Cornel Wilde](/source/Cornel_Wilde)<br>[Maureen O'Hara](/source/Maureen_O'Hara)<br>[Glenn Langan](/source/Glenn_Langan)<br>[Helen Walker](/source/Helen_Walker)<br>[James Gleason](/source/James_Gleason)<br>[Henry Stephenson](/source/Henry_Stephenson)<br>[Margaret Bannerman](/source/Margaret_Bannerman)
| music          = [David Raksin](/source/David_Raksin)
| cinematography = [Arthur E. Arling](/source/Arthur_E._Arling)
| editing        = [Robert L. Simpson](/source/Robert_L._Simpson_(film_editor))
| studio         = [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox)
| distributor    = 20th Century Fox
| released       = {{Film date|1947|5|4}}
| runtime        = 99 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = $2,350,000 (US rentals)<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/variety169-1948-01#page/n62/mode/1up "Top Grossers of 1947", ''Variety'', 7 January 1948 p 63]</ref>
}}

'''''The Homestretch''''' is a 1947 American [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [H. Bruce Humberstone](/source/H._Bruce_Humberstone) and written by [Wanda Tuchock](/source/Wanda_Tuchock). The film stars [Cornel Wilde](/source/Cornel_Wilde), [Maureen O'Hara](/source/Maureen_O'Hara), [Glenn Langan](/source/Glenn_Langan), [Helen Walker](/source/Helen_Walker), [James Gleason](/source/James_Gleason), [Henry Stephenson](/source/Henry_Stephenson) and [Margaret Bannerman](/source/Margaret_Bannerman). The film was released on May 4, 1947, by [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78278/the-homestretch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911101250/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78278/The-Homestretch/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |title=The Homestretch (1947) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=A.W. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CE0D6173CE13BBC4C51DFB266838C659EDE |title=Movie Review - The Homestretch - Horses Do Their Best for Roxy Fans |work=NYTimes.com |date=1947-04-24 |accessdate=2015-04-14}}</ref>

==Plot==
Jock Wallace and Kitty Brant are rival thoroughbred horse breeders. He outbids her for a promising but injured horse, Abby R, paying $500 for it, angering the owner's niece, Leslie Hale, who feels the horse is worth much more.

Jock is attracted to Leslie and invites her to the Kentucky Derby to see another of his horses run. She is involved with a diplomat, Bill Van Dyke, and plans to join him in England for the coronation of King George VI, so Jock decides to pursue her there and enter his horse in the Ascot Gold Cup instead.

On a boat to Argentina, where he intends to race Abby R next, Jock charms Leslie and they are married. But the return of Kitty, combined with Jock's broken promises and racing debts, leads to the pregnant Leslie having a miscarriage and leaving him. Valiant, a horse Jock gave her as a gift, begins winning big races at Saratoga, Belmont, Hollywood Park and other major tracks. Jock gets a gift horse from Kitty and decides to run it against Valiant in the Kentucky Derby. Leslie's horse wins by a nose, but Jock wins back her love.

== Cast ==
*[Cornel Wilde](/source/Cornel_Wilde) as Jock Wallace
*[Maureen O'Hara](/source/Maureen_O'Hara) as Leslie Hale
*[Glenn Langan](/source/Glenn_Langan) as Bill Van Dyke III
*[Helen Walker](/source/Helen_Walker) as Kitty Brant
*[James Gleason](/source/James_Gleason) as Doc Kilborne
*[Henry Stephenson](/source/Henry_Stephenson) as Don Humberto Balcares
*[Margaret Bannerman](/source/Margaret_Bannerman) as Ellamae Scott
*[Ethel Griffies](/source/Ethel_Griffies) as Aunt Martha
*[Tommy Cook](/source/Tommy_Cook_(actor)) as Pablo Artigo

==See also==
* [List of films about horse racing](/source/List_of_films_about_horse_racing)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0039471|The Homestretch}}

{{H. Bruce Humberstone}}

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Category:1947 films
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:American drama films
Category:1947 drama films
Category:Films directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Category:Films scored by David Raksin
Category:Films with screenplays by Wanda Tuchock
Category:1947 English-language films
Category:1947 American films
Category:English-language drama films
Category:1940s color films

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