Stablemates

Oct 7, 1938

1h 29m

★ 4.5

A Couple Of Mugs You'll Love!

Overview

A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down horse in the big race.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Stablemates Trailers

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Cast

Thomas Terry

Wallace Beery

Mickey

Mickey Rooney

Mr. Gale

Arthur Hohl

Beulah Flanders

Margaret Hamilton

Barney Donovan

Minor Watson

Mrs. Shepherd

Marjorie Gateson

Pete Whalen

Oscar O'Shea

Bookie

Sam McDaniel

Track Steward

Stanley Andrews

Bettor

King Baggot

Choirmaster

Spencer Charters

Singer at Beulah's (uncredited)

Jules Cowles

Unemployed jockey Tod Taylor gets a huge break when he is hired by Matt Riley. Within weeks, Taylor is riding Riley's horses to a string of victories. Success and the limelight go right to the jockey's head. Big-time gambler Tom Drake hires a blonde sexpot to seduce Tod and introduce him to the roulette wheel. Showing off, he starts playing for stakes way over his head. With Drake holding a huge note that Tod can't possibly pay off, he delivers an ultimatum — lose the big race tomorrow or a police detective will be waiting at the finish line to arrest him for passing bad checks.

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