Glory (1956)
A lovesick girl and her grandfather groom their filly for the Kentucky Derby.
Top billed cast
Margaret O'BrienClarabel Tilbee
Walter BrennanNed Otis
Charlotte GreenwoodMiz Agnes Tilbee
John LuptonChad Chadburn
Byron PalmerHoppy Hollis
Lisa DavisCandy Trent
Gus SchillingJoe Page
Hugh SandersSobbing Sam Cooney
Walter BaldwinDoc Brock
Harry TylerBeed Wickwire
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