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Scattergood Rides High (1942)

When Martin Knox, a friend of Scattergood's who owns a horse-breeding farm, is killed in a harness race Scattergood tells Martin's son Dan that he will send him to college if he forgets about taking over his father's business, which was heavily mortgaged and has been put up for auction after Knox's death. The boy reluctantly agrees, but when he discovers that his favorite horse Starlight is sick, he decides to bring the animal back to health and then enter him in the Governor's Race, whose $5000 prize would enable Dan to pay off his father's mortgage and keep the business in the family.

  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeScattergood Baines
  • Photo of Jed ProutyJed ProutyMr. Van Pelt
  • Photo of Dorothy MooreDorothy MooreHelen Van Pelt
  • Photo of Charles LindCharles LindDan Knox
  • Photo of Kenneth HowellKenneth HowellPhillip Dane
  • Photo of Regina WallaceRegina WallaceMrs. Van Pelt
  • Photo of Arthur AylesworthArthur AylesworthCromwell
  • Photo of Frances CarsonFrances CarsonMrs. Dane
  • Photo of Paul WhitePaul WhiteHipp
  • Photo of Walter BaldwinWalter BaldwinMartin Knox

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