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Thoroughbred (1936)

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Helen TwelvetreesHelen TwelvetreesJoan
  • Photo of Frank LeightonFrank LeightonTommy Dawson
  • Photo of John LongdenJohn LongdenBill Peel
  • Photo of Nellie BarnesNellie BarnesJudy Cross
  • Photo of Elaine HamillElaine HamillLinda
  • Photo of Ron WhelanRon WhelanGenna
  • Photo of Les WartonLes WartonGrafter
  • Photo of Harold MeadeHarold MeadeSir Russell Peel
  • Photo of Nellie FergusonNellie FergusonMa Dawson
  • Photo of George LloydGeorge LloydSleepyfeet

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