Princess O'Hara (1935) DVD-R

Starring Jean Parker, Chester Morris, Leon Errol, Vince Barnett, Henry Armetta
Directed by David Burton

Print: black/white
Runtime: 79 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

This obscure Damon Runyon adaptation stars Jean Parker as Princess O'Hara, the spirited
granddaughter of Central Park horse-carriage driver King O'Hara (Ralph M. Remley). When
King's beloved horse dies, Princess tries to purchase a new nag, and that's how she
inadvertently gets her hands on a "stolen" race horse. Our heroine nearly ends up with a
lengthy prison term before the story is resolved during the climactic Big Race. Leon Errol
garners most of the film's laughs as minor-league sharpster named Louie. Princess O'Hara
was remade in 1943 as the Abbott & Costello vehicle It Ain't Hay.