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

Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill. Written by Ray Hamel

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