The Thoroughbred (1930)
In a Horse Or Man, What Makes a Thoroughbred?
57 min
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.
- Release date
- August 9, 1930
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Wesley Barry as Tod Taylor
- Judith Barrett as Colleen Riley
- Pauline Garon as Margie
- Larry Steers as Tom Drake
- Robert Homans as Riley
- Walter Perry as Donovan
- Onest Conley as Ham Tolliver
- Mildred Washington as Purple Washington
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Sacharine
- George Cleveland as Detective
Crew
- Richard Thorpe · Director
- Jack Natteford · Writer
- Max Dupont · Cinematographer
- Clarence Kolster · Editor