Thoroughbred

Overview

Joan (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.

Directed by Ken G. Hall

Top cast

Helen Twelvetrees

Joan

F

Frank Leighton

Tommy Dawson

John Longden

Bill Peel

N

Nellie Barnes

Judy Cross

E

Elaine Hamill

Linda

R

Ron Whelan

Genna

L

Les Warton

Grafter

Harold Meade

Sir Russell Peel

N

Nellie Ferguson

Ma Dawson

G

George Lloyd

Sleepyfeet

L

Lynton Moore

Hops Warton

J

John D’Arcy

Jack Dent

A

Alf Stanton

Midget Martin

J

Jack Settle

Honest Herman

P

Pearl Hellmrich

Mrs. Dinwiddle

E

Edmond Seward

Mr. Terry

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