Down the Stretch

Sep 18, 1936

1h 6m

★ 5.5

THRILLING, SPILLING SUSPENSE!

Overview

A jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Snapper Sinclair

Mickey Rooney

Patricia Barrington

Patricia Ellis

Noah

Willie Best

Cliff Barrington

Dennis Moore

Aunt Julia

Virginia Brissac

Judge Adams

Gordon Hart

Nurse

Mary Treen

Robert Bates

Bill Elliott

Tex Reardon

Charles C. Wilson

C.D. Burch

Joseph Crehan

Nick

Robert Emmett Keane

Arnold Roach

Charley Foy

Tom has faced many rivals in his ten-year career as a jump Jockey. Some have been faster, stronger, younger, wiser; but now he faces a different rival. A silent and anonymous opponent who is struggling to understand. The narrative is centred around the aftermath of a fall at the last fence of a race, where the horse (Habitare) would have passed the winning line in front had it not been for the fall. This film aims to show the lonelier, darker side to horse racing; the brave face that must be put on and not show weakness.

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