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The Big Race(1934)
Status: Released
Date: 1934-02-14
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A FORTUNE HUNG IN THE BALANCE!
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Bob Hamilton gets into trouble when crooks cause the defeat of his father's horse in the Derby, and it is reported he is in with the crooks. The old man disowns him and his sweetheart, Patricia , breaks their engagement. So Bob and "Skipper", the also-suspected trainer, head for the western tracks, taking with them the horse Hamilton Senior forced them to buy, determined to make good and prove they are on the level.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Screencraft Productions
Movie: The Big Race
Top 10 Billed Cast
Boots Mallory
Patricia
John Darrow
Bob Hamilton
Paul Hurst
Skipper O'Neal
Frankie Darro
Knobby
Phillips Smalley
Hamilton Sr.
Jack Perrin
Riley (as Richard Terry)
Seymour Zeliff
Ezra Ferguson (as Skipper Zelliff)
James Flavin
Bill Figg
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Bob Hamilton gets into trouble when crooks cause the defeat of his father's horse in the Derby, and it is reported he is in with the crooks. The old man disowns him and his sweetheart, Patricia , breaks their engagement. So Bob and "Skipper", the also-suspected trainer, head for the western tracks, taking with them the horse Hamilton Senior forced them to buy, determined to make good and prove they are on the level.
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1934-02-14
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A FORTUNE HUNG IN THE BALANCE!
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