The Thoroughbred (1930)
Synopsis
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: 1930-08-09
Runtime: 58 minutes
Director: Richard Thorpe
Top 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
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