Salty O'Rourke

1945
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1h 40m

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Alan Ladd, Stanley Clements, William Demarest, and Gail Russell in Salty O'Rourke (1945)

Salty owes money to Doc Baxter, and he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. Johnny and... Read allSalty owes money to Doc Baxter, and he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. Johnny and Salty both fall in love with Barbara Brooks and, to get even, Johnny considers throwing t... Read allSalty owes money to Doc Baxter, and he and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. They get a race horse and a disbarred jockey, Johnny Cates, who must fake his identity to race. Johnny and Salty both fall in love with Barbara Brooks and, to get even, Johnny considers throwing the horse race.

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6.2/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 26, 1945 with Alan Ladd and William Demarest reprising their film roles.

Quotes
Johnny Cates: I got all the education I need. And I ain't gonna over do it.
Salty O'Rourke: Okay, wise guy. What's the capital of New York?
Johnny Cates: Saratoga.
Johnny Cates: There, you see; any ten year old knows it's Albany.
Johnny Cates: Then they changed it!

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Referenced in Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

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7/10

Different Ladd Role

Salty O'Rourke was a different Alan Ladd performance. Here he was a Steve McQueen type anti-hero , a character I never saw before from Ladd. I have seen him as villains like in This Gun For Hire, and usually he is an action hero but not here. He actually does well with the role. The best one in the movie was Gail Russell ( Barbara Brooks ( or as Ladd called her"Brooksie.")). She is the "Good Girl" here and like in Angel In The Badman, where she reforms John Wayne, she does the same here. Oddly enough like Quirt Evens in Angel and The Badman, Salty's best friend is his gun and he throws it away for her. There is one problem with this movie: Stanley Clements. I could not stand him as Jockey Johnny, he was a punk and acted like a bad version of James Cagney. To be honest this is not the best movie of Ladd's career. Shane, The Glass Key and The Badlanders come to mind. But it is worth watching ( especially for the beautiful Gail Russell). 7/10 stars.