Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), My Fair Lady (1964), The Book of Life (2014), Guys and Dolls (1955), Nothing but the Truth (1941), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), The World in His Arms (1952), Four Rooms (1995) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Wager movies.
Storyline: An adventurer, Passepartout, ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, on a daring mission to journey around the world. Fogg has wagered with members of his London club that he can traverse the world in 80 days. Along the way, they encounter many interesting 19th Century figures and have many exciting and suspenseful situations in their voyage around the world.
Plot Keywords: inventor, thief, servant, ninja, king, navigator, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Mr. Mason is a salesman at Detridge & Frome who wants to advertise their line of riding clothes. Since they have the rights to famous jockey Peter Randall, who is in Australia, Peter will impersonate him at the Steeple Chase. At the event, he is invited to a party by Cora and sees young Ellen. Since all Ellen and Peter have in common is horses, he continues the charade to woo her. But two gamblers named Maxie and Duke, try to make money on the race by fixing him up with the wild 'Jeepers Creepers'. That horse can jump high and run like the wind, but he will only calm down enough to be ridden when Gabriel plays his trumpet.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: salesman, boss, beautiful woman, aunt, fan, jockey, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A Scotsman abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty and moves to his uncle's castle in the Scottish highlands. Kitty and her aunt follow Gerald a few weeks later, and discover he has suddenly aged. Some mysterious things happen in a maze made from the hedges adjoining the castle.—Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
Plot Keywords: seaman, millionaire, brother, niece, duke, strong man, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
Plot Keywords: sailor, best friend, commanding officer, groom, woman, gangster, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Tom Harrigan raises orphaned Benny McNeil to be a first-rate jockey, but fails to bridle the lad's healthy ego. When Benny receives too many rebukes for unsportsman-like conduct from the racing commission, Tom decides to sell his contract to Garnet before he, too, is censured. Tom also reasons that, by having Benny with a top outfit, he can manipulate his races and make a fortune on the betting. But Benny, thanks to the humanizing influence of Mr. Garnet, has a different idea....—Chris Stone <jstone@bellatlantic.net>
Plot Keywords: jockey, trainer, bookie, rival, horse breeder, retiree, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Senator Cartwright (Adolphe Menjou) and his wife (Myrna Loy) arrive in Paris as the guests of Ambassador Fiske (Edward Arnold). Cartwright has a plan to restrict the city from American soldiers on leave due to their boorish behavior. Fiske's daughter, Joan (Olivia de Havilland), tries to prove that Cartwright is wrong about the soldiers by going on a date with one named Danny (John Forsythe). Although Joan does not reveal her plan, Danny acts like a gentleman, and she starts to fall for him.
Plot Keywords: ambassador, daughter, soldier, senator, wife, friend, charming ...
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