Thoroughbred (1936)

• Drama
• Romance

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.

Rating

8 / 10 (2 votes)

Release date

May 9, 1936

Runtime

1h 29m

Language

English

Director

Ken G. Hall

Status

Released