The Thoroughbred

In a Horse Or Man, What Makes a Thoroughbred?

APPROPIATE

1930 / 58min.

Rating4.6

Genres

Drama

Synopsis

Unemployed jockey Tod Taylor gets a huge break when he is hired by Matt Riley. Within weeks, Taylor is riding Riley's horses to a string of victories. Success and the limelight go right to the jockey's head. Big-time gambler Tom Drake hires a blonde sexpot to seduce Tod and introduce him to the roulette wheel. Showing off, he starts playing for stakes way over his head. With Drake holding a huge note that Tod can't possibly pay off, he delivers an ultimatum — lose the big race tomorrow or a police detective will be waiting at the finish line to arrest him for passing bad checks.

Directors

Actors

Robert Homans

Clarence Muse

Larry Steers

George Cleveland

Onest Conley

Pauline Garon

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Judith Barrett

Wesley Barry

Walter Perry

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