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The Return of October
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Screenplay by Melvin Frank
Norman Panama
Story by Karen DeWolf
Connie Lee
Produced by Rudolph Maté
Starring Glenn Ford
Terry Moore
Albert Sharpe
James Gleason
Cinematography William Snyder
Edited by Gene Havlick
Music by George Duning
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • October 26, 1948 (1948-10-26) (New York City)
  • December 21, 1948 (1948-12-21) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million [1]

The Return of October is a 1948 American sports comedy film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford, Terry Moore and James Gleason. [2] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Terry is a teenage girl whose Uncle Willy, a horse trainer, dreams of winning the Derby. He bets everything on his horse Sunset, then collapses and dies after it loses.

Now living with wealthy Aunt Martha, the girl is convinced that Uncle Willy has been reincarnated as a horse named October. A psychology professor, Bentley Bassett, writes a book about Terry, which is used in a sanity hearing against her by crooked relatives who want dying Aunt Martha's money.

Bassett uses college funds to help Terry buy the horse. They enter October in the Derby, where other bettors join them in cheering "Uncle Willy" to victory.

Cast

Actor Role
Glenn Ford Prof. Bassett Jr.
Albert Sharpe Vince
Terry Moore Terry
James Gleason Uncle Willie
Dame May Whitty Martha
Samuel S. Hinds Judge
Lloyd Corrigan Mr.Dutton Attorney
Henry O'Neill Hotchkiss
Ray Walker Joe

See also

References

  • Feature films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography, by Alan G. Fetrow

Bibliogaphy

  • Aaker, Everett. Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 2017.

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