Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)

1951-05-231h 18m

When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.

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