Derby

Aug 27, 1949

1h 23m

★ 0.0

Overview

A young horse lover falls in love with the handsome vet who looks after a special racehorse. But before the two can be happy together, there are a lot of obstacles in their way.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Real-Film

Derby Trailers

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Cast

Barbara Hessling

Hannelore Schroth

Dahlen

Willy Fritsch

Dr. Dieter Benningsen

Heinz Engelmann

Evelyn Naumann

Gerda Maria Terno

Benningsen sen.

Albert Florath

Carsta Löck

Margarete Slezak

Konny Schmidt

Carl-Heinz Schroth

Hans Rönning

Hans Frömming

Joseph Offenbach

Rudi

Hans Palussi

(uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Peters

Bill Urquhart, a young wastrel disinherited by his father, tries to get a job as a jockey – just about the only thing he’s really good at. His name and position work against him, however, so he adopts an alias and prevails upon the charity of a drunken friend Charles Barrington, through whom he meets Stella Barrington - who has not only inherited her father’s racing stables but also his debts. Still incognito, he takes on the job of stable lad for Stella but little does she realise that he could be the man to finally put an end to her money worries forever.

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