Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)
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Cast
Claire Trevor, Harold Miller, Jerry Hausner, Joseph Kearns, Robert Clarke, Robert Ryan, Sally Forrest
The story
Florence Farley, a tennis prodigy from Santa Monica, California, is torn between fulfilling the dreams of her ambitious mother Millie, who has planned her tennis career, or her own dreams of being with the man whom she loves. Florence has a chance meeting with Gordon McKay, the nephew of a wealthy town figure. Invited to play tennis at the local country club, she defeats him easily.
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drama film, sport film
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