In her final film role, Jean Harlow shines as Carol, the daughter of a recently deceased gambler/horse breeder. While preparing to marry handsome millionaire Hartley (Walter Pidgeon), she finds herself drawn to Duke (Clark Gable)--the charming bookie who has taken ownership of her dad's stud farm. Will she figure out which of the men she truly wants to be with? Engaging comedy-drama co-stars Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Frankie Darro. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Saratoga seemed to have everything in its favor when it opened on Broadway in December 1959: a story by Edna Ferber (Show Boat), a score by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, and a cast featuring MGM musical star Howard Keel, as well as Carol Lawrence, fresh from her triumph in West Side Story. Yet the show closed after a mere 10 weeks, a victim of a cumbersome book, unwieldy locale shifts between Saratoga and New Orleans, and a score that had to be revised during tryouts by Mercer alone after Arlen fell ill. While there are no classic tunes here, it's an enjoyable 40 minutes, with Lawrence and Keel shining on numerous duets, including the love songs "Why Fight This?" and "A Game of Poker," along with some of Arlen's trademark bluesy accents, peppy ensembles, and a female duet, "Gettin' a Man," that recalls Frank Loesser's "Marry the Man Today." --David Horiuchi