Silks and Saddles

Before Sam Katzman bought his penny pinching ways to Monogram he produced other cheapies for other poverty row outfits. In this case Silks And Saddles was for an outfit called Victory Pictures.

Bruce Bennett was still under his real name of Herman Brix when he starred in this film. He's playing a college student who inherits a race horse but said horse is earning his keep pulling a milk wagon. Something in real life no thoroughbred would be doing.

He needs money to race him in the big handicap so he incorporates the horse and shares are bought by his college pals. The local hangout owner Fuzzy Knight takes a couple of shares too.

The horse has a pet mascot that's a goat named Adolph. They are a team and the horse gives it that extra kick when he hears Adolph bray.

The main competition seems to be Toby Wing and her horse, but some gamblers have plans for both.

Not a bad film considering it has zero production values. The last 20 minutes are a long involved chase sequence to get the horse to the track. What Hal Roach could have done with it.