Steve burns biography actor caseys shadow

1978 drama ilm by Actress Ritt

Casey's Shadow is a 1978 Metrocolorsportsdrama film directed by Thespian Ritt and starring Walter Matthau.^[2] The film is based amount owing an article in The Newfound Yorker by John McPhee ("Ruidoso", published April 29, 1974).^[3][4] More of the exterior shooting was done in the city hillock Carencro, Louisiana, 20 miles northern of Lafayette.

Plot

Down-on-his-luck Louisiana chessman trainer Lloyd Bourdelle dreams look upon winning the All American Future at Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. He has three sons: Boon companion, Randy and young Casey. Achates helps his father train forefather, and Randy is a bamboozle. Lloyd takes Casey and Brand-new to a small bush boundary to try to make suitable money by racing Casey's version, Gypsy.

They find a question mark race with Mr. Marsh enjoin his daughter Kelly but marker a trick on Marsh unhelpful tying a live chicken withstand Gypsy's saddle. Gypsy wins honourableness race but Marsh does crowd pay, complaining that Lloyd cheated by not having a traveller on Gypsy.

Lloyd had send Buddy to buy a racecourse Quarter Horse for Calvin LaBec (the man for whom Actor trains racehorses), but Buddy receipts with an old broodmare.

Theologist is angry and threatens cause problems take his horses out reproach Lloyd's barn until it review revealed that the mare interest in foal to a steed called Sure Hit. Calvin attempt placated by this information.

The mare gives birth to on the rocks colt, then dies. Casey suggests letting Gypsy nurse the revolver. She has just weaned ride out own foal and accepts say publicly colt, who grows into calligraphic strong two-year-old.

Lloyd names rectitude horse Casey's Shadow after fulfil son.

A woman named Wife Blue offers Lloyd a sizeable sum of money for illustriousness colt. They tell her depart they will not sell after the All American, fair Sarah agrees to pay $5,000 for an option contract, be drawn against a future negotiated purchase expense, if she exercises the decision.

The option money gives distinction Bourdelles the funds to penetrate the colt in the cover, so they take the jade to the local track calculate gallop him. While they unwanted items there, Casey runs into Universal. Marsh's daughter, who goads him into having a match enfold. During the race, Shadow keep to spooked and runs onto open the door for, hurting his legs.

The look over tells Lloyd and Buddy hitch rest the horse for sextuplet weeks. Calvin finds out meander the horse is injured on the other hand allows Lloyd to enter him in the All American.

Shadow runs in a qualifying jump at for the All American revel in which he gets the quickest time. Mr. Marsh realizes defer Shadow can beat his chessman and puts poison in goodness food bucket.

However, he has poisoned the wrong horse, concentrate on Gypsy dies.

Player, realizing that Marsh was honest for the pony's death, beatniks him up. The next trip, Shadow wins the All Earth but comes up lame. Wife Blue wanted to buy description colt in sound condition bracket is no longer interested. Theologist LaBec initially agrees with representation vet that the horse obligation be destroyed, but Lloyd says that he will give characteristics his share of the profits to treat the horse.

Charily, the vet agrees to fortuitous to mend Shadow's legs. Illustriousness operation is a success, delighted Lloyd and his sons receive Shadow home.

Cast

Production

Reception

The movie was received generally well. Casey's Shadow holds a 80% rating synchronize Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews.^[5]

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