The Thoroughbred (1930)
Overview
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.
What is The Thoroughbred about?
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. The Thoroughbred is a Drama movie, released on 1930-08-09, runtime 58 minutes.
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe
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
- Clarence Muse as Stablehand
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