The Big Race

Feb 14, 1934

1h 8m

★ 0.0

A FORTUNE HUNG IN THE BALANCE!

Overview

Bob Hamilton gets into trouble when crooks cause the defeat of his father's horse in the Derby, and it is reported he is in with the crooks. The old man disowns him and his sweetheart, Patricia , breaks their engagement. So Bob and "Skipper", the also-suspected trainer, head for the western tracks, taking with them the horse Hamilton Senior forced them to buy, determined to make good and prove they are on the level.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Screencraft Productions

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Cast

Patricia

Boots Mallory

Bob Hamilton

John Darrow

Skipper O'Neal

Paul Hurst

Knobby

Frankie Darro

Hamilton Sr.

Phillips Smalley

Riley (as Richard Terry)

Jack Perrin

Ezra Ferguson (as Skipper Zelliff)

Seymour Zeliff

Bill Figg

James Flavin

Jenny Hemingway

Katherine Williams

Mrs. Deborah Hemingway

Georgia O'Dell

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