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King of the Turf
King of the Turf
Drama

King of the Turf

February 17, 1939
1h 28m
TMDB7.0· 2

Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses; his biggest hobby. When he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie takes care of him. The two find an occasion to buy a horse for only two dollars, and start entering competitions. Goldie is an instant celebrity, but his mom reads the newspapers and tracks him down. Mason is very surprised to see her, his ex-wife, and even more astonished to hear that Goldie is his own son. However, Goldie must go back to school and so they decide to keep the secret. Since Goldie does not want to leave Mason behind, he goes to the bookies and fixes the next race, hoping to disappoint Goldie by asking him to lose on purpose.

Cast
Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Jim Mason

Roger Daniel

Roger Daniel

Goldie

Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello

Eve Barnes

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Robert Barnes

Alan Dinehart

Alan Dinehart

Nick Grimes

William Demarest

William Demarest

Arnold

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Santelli

George McKay

George McKay

Murphy

Lee Moore

Lee Moore

Carr

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Bartender

Cliff Nazarro

Cliff Nazarro

1st Tout

George Chandler

George Chandler

2nd Tout

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Taylor

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Sgt. Brannigan

William Bakewell

William Bakewell

Intern

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Groom

Tom Hanlon

Tom Hanlon

Auctioneer

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Pawnbroker

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

First Trainer

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Second Trainer

Oscar Otis

Oscar Otis

Race Announcer

Charles McAvoy

Charles McAvoy

Policeman

Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Coffee Pot Proprietor

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver

Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn

Pony Man

Crew
Alfred E. Green

Alfred E. Green

Director

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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget (USD)N/A
Revenue (USD)N/A
Popularity0%
Produced by
ESP

Edward Small Productions

US

Released in

United States

Spoken Languages

English