Thoroughbred (1936)
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.
- Released
- 1936-05-09
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ken G. Hall
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Helen Twelvetrees as Joan
- Frank Leighton as Tommy Dawson
- John Longden as Bill Peel
- Nellie Barnes as Judy Cross
- Elaine Hamill as Linda
- Ron Whelan as Genna
- Les Warton as Grafter
- Harold Meade as Sir Russell Peel
- Nellie Ferguson as Ma Dawson
- George Lloyd as Sleepyfeet
- Lynton Moore as Hops Warton
- John D’Arcy as Jack Dent