Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Racing right into your heart
1937 · 1h 20m · Approved
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Alfred E. Green
Overview
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
Director and cast
- Alfred E. Green Director
- Judy Garland as Cricket West
- Ronald Sinclair as Roger Calverton
- Mickey Rooney as Timmie Donovan
- C. Aubrey Smith as Sir Peter Calverton
- Sophie Tucker as Mother Ralph
- Forrester Harvey as Wilkins
- Charles D. Brown as Click Donovan
- Frankie Darro as "Dink" Reid
- Henry Kolker as "Doc" Godfrey
- Helen Troy Cast
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