Thoroughbred
1936Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's son Tommy Dawson (Frank Leighton), Joan restores the horse to health and fitness, and soon enough the horse is winning race after race, becoming a favourite for the Melbourne Cup.
Acted in
Helen Twelvetrees
as Joan
Frank Leighton
as Tommy Dawson
John Longden
as Bill Peel
Nellie Barnes
as Judy Cross
Elaine Hamill
as Linda
Ron Whelan
as Genna
Les Warton
as Grafter
Harold Meade
as Sir Russell Peel
Nellie Ferguson
as Ma Dawson
George Lloyd
as Sleepyfeet
Lynton Moore
as Hops Warton
John D’Arcy
as Jack Dent
Alf Stanton
as Midget Martin
Jack Settle
as Honest Herman
Pearl Hellmrich
as Mrs. Dinwiddle
Edmond Seward
as Mr. Terry