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.
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- Jim KingsnorthMay 26, 2026It had Lisa Eilbacher. Nuf said!
- Rob MacKinnonApril 23, 2026I’m pretty sure I saw this in theatres when I was a kid. It’s not good. Basically it’s a bunch of adults constantly trying to exploit a homeless orphan (Coleman) who lives in a locker in the train station but can magically predict the daily triple horse races.
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On the Right Track was released on March 6, 1981.
On the Right Track was directed by Lee Philips.
On the Right Track has a runtime of 1h 37m.
On the Right Track was produced by Jim Begg, Ronald Jacobs.
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.
The key characters in On the Right Track are Lester (Gary Coleman), Mary the Bag Lady (Maureen Stapleton), The Mayor (Norman Fell).
On the Right Track is rated PG.
On the Right Track is a Comedy, Romance film.
On the Right Track has an audience rating of 3.3 out of 10.