The Return of October

The Return of October
Directed by	Joseph H. Lewis
Screenplay by	Melvin Frank Norman Panama
Story by	Karen DeWolf Connie Lee
Produced by	Rudolph Maté
Starring	Glenn Ford Terry Moore Albert Sharpe James Gleason
Cinematography	William Snyder
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Music by	George Duning
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	October 26, 1948 (1948-10-26) (New York City) December 21, 1948 (1948-12-21) (United States)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million

The Return of October is a 1948 American sports comedy film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford, Terry Moore and James Gleason. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Terry is a teenage girl whose Uncle Willy, a horse trainer, dreams of winning the Derby. He bets everything on his horse Sunset, then collapses and dies after it loses.

Now living with wealthy Aunt Martha, the girl is convinced that Uncle Willy has been reincarnated as a horse named October. A psychology professor, Bentley Bassett, writes a book about Terry, which is used in a sanity hearing against her by crooked relatives who want dying Aunt Martha's money.

Bassett uses college funds to help Terry buy the horse. They enter October in the Derby, where other bettors join them in cheering "Uncle Willy" to victory.

Cast

Actor	Role
Glenn Ford	Prof. Bassett Jr.
Albert Sharpe	Vince
Terry Moore	Terry
James Gleason	Uncle Willie
Dame May Whitty	Martha
Samuel S. Hinds	Judge
Lloyd Corrigan	Mr.Dutton Attorney
Henry O'Neill	Hotchkiss
Ray Walker	Joe

See also

• List of films about horse racing

References

• Feature films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography, by Alan G. Fetrow

Bibliography

• Aaker, Everett. Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 2017.

External links

• The Return of October at IMDb
• The Return of October at Rotten Tomatoes