The Thoroughbred is a 1930 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Wesley Barry, Judith Barrett, and Pauline Garon.Film profile, afi.com. Accessed May 19, 2024. It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures.Pitts p. 414 It was released the same year in Britain by Gaumont British under the alternative title, Riding to Win.
Plot Aspiring young jockey Tod Taylor gets caught in a long-running rivalry between racehorse owners Donovan and Riley while romancing Colleen, the daughter of the latter.
Cast Wesley Barry as Tod Taylor Judith Barrett as Colleen Riley Pauline Garon as Margie Larry Steers as Tom Drake Robert Homans as Riley Walter Perry as Donovan Onest Conley as Ham Tolliver Mildred Washington as Purple Washington Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Sacharine George Cleveland as Detective Clarence Muse as Stablehand
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Bibliography Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940. McFarland & Company, 1997.
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