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The Thoroughbred

4.6 58 mins Drama   1930
Tiffany Productions  
Director(s): Richard Thorpe

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.

Casts of The Thoroughbred

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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