The Frame-Up (1937) DVD-R

Starring Paul Kelly, Julie Bishop, George McKay, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Ray Bennett
Directed by D. Ross Lederman

Print: black/white
Runtime: 59 min.
Genre: drama

Ellery Richards, racing magnate, informs Mark MacArthur, head of the State Racing Commission detectives, that a ring of bookmakers and gangsters are in town betting heavily on the Richards' entry, Red Roger, and getting tremendous odds because the horse isn't conceded a chance. Richards also shows Mark that the horse occupying Red Roger's stall is a ringer. After questioning bookmaker Soapy Connor, Mark learns that the boss gambler is Larry Mann. He tells Mann that he intends to put an end to the plan by "scratching" the fake horse. Mann assures him he will not do that because he has kidnapped Mark's secretary Betty Lindale. Mark says he will back off, but secretly continues the investigation with the help of his aide, Joe Lavery. They learn, through a cast of the fake horse's bite marks, that the horse is rally one named "Billy G" that belongs to a reputable owner named Weston...