On the Right Track (1981)
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Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.
- Date of release
- 1981-03-06
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Lee Philips
Casting
- Gary Coleman — Lester
- Maureen Stapleton — Mary the Bag Lady
- Norman Fell — The Mayor
- Michael Lembeck — Frank Biscardi
- Lisa Eilbacher — Jill Klein
- Bill Russell — Robert
- Herb Edelman — Sam
- C. Thomas Cunliffe — Shoe Shine Concessioner
- Belinda Bremner — Lady with Suitcase
- Nathan Davis — Mario
- Mike Bacarella — Sean
- Jack Wasserman — Vito
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Chicago
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
On the Right Track is a 1981 American romantic comedy film directed by Lee Philips. It is the feature film debut of Gary Coleman, produced by Ronald Jacobs, and released to theaters by 20th Century Fox in the spring of 1981. The co-stars include Michael Lembeck, Lisa Eilbacher, Bill Russell, Maureen Stapleton, and Norman Fell.
Production
After his first introduction of the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in November 1978, child actor Gary Coleman quickly gained popularity, Zephyr Productions, was formed to showcase him in films and telefilms. Coleman's mother Edmonia explained that "it was a script written some time ago for someone else, it was rewritten for Gary reconstructed for him. It was one of several ideas presented us for him.
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