I don't know this for sure, but I think in the United States this short film was shown on PBS, as they had a series which showed dramas like this back in the day.
Ron Howard plays a guy towards the bottom of society. He travels the country with a black man and his job is to take care of the horses they use for trotter races. Back in the 1920s, this was pretty low. But despite this, he aspires to be someone...and one day he uses his money to buy a nice suit and pose as some sort of gentleman at the races. There he meets and impresses a lady (Amy Irving) with his many lies.
Because this is a short, there really isn't any more to it than this. I wish it had been fleshed out more but the story just leaves you hanging...assuming the lie will eventually be discovered.
Overall, this has a strong okay vibe...nothing bad, nothing wonderful...it just is.
