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Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's son Tommy Dawson (Frank Leighton), Joan restores the horse to health and fitness, and soon enough the horse is winning race after race, becoming a favourite for the Melbourne Cup.
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📆 Date Released: 1936-05-09
⌚ Running Time: 89 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Helen Twelvetrees original image
Joan
Helen Twelvetrees
Frank Leighton original image
Tommy Dawson
Frank Leighton
John Longden original image
Bill Peel
John Longden
Nellie Barnes original image
Judy Cross
Nellie Barnes
Elaine Hamill original image
Linda
Elaine Hamill
Ron Whelan original image
Genna
Ron Whelan
Les Warton original image
Grafter
Les Warton
Harold Meade original image
Sir Russell Peel
Harold Meade
Nellie Ferguson original image
Ma Dawson
Nellie Ferguson
George Lloyd original image
Sleepyfeet
George Lloyd
Lynton Moore original image
Hops Warton
Lynton Moore
John D’Arcy original image
Jack Dent
John D’Arcy
Alf Stanton original image
Midget Martin
Alf Stanton
Jack Settle original image
Honest Herman
Jack Settle
Pearl Hellmrich original image
Mrs. Dinwiddle
Pearl Hellmrich
Edmond Seward original image
Mr. Terry
Edmond Seward

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