Thoroughbred
5.7
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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Cast
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Helen Twelvetrees
Joan
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Millie
Frank Leighton
Tommy Dawson
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The Last Chance
John Longden
Bill Peel
Known for
Quatermass 2
Blackmail
Nellie Barnes
Judy Cross
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Elaine Hamill
Linda
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Lovers and Luggers
Ron Whelan
Genna
Also in
The Gun Hawk
Gone to the Dogs
Les Warton
Grafter
Harold Meade
Sir Russell Peel
Also in
A Ticket in Tatts
Heritage
Nellie Ferguson
Ma Dawson
Also in
The Sealed Room
It Isn't Done
George Lloyd
Sleepyfeet
Also in
Racing Luck
Wings of Destiny
Lynton Moore
Hops Warton
No other roles listed
John D’Arcy
Jack Dent
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Ken G. Hall Director · Edmond Seward Writer William Shepherd Editor
First release May 9, 1936 · Produced in Australia
Production
Cinesound Productions
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
Australia · May 9, 1936
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No release date listed for United States.
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