Pride of the Blue Grass

Pride of the Blue Grass

NO HORSE CAN MATCH HIS SPEED...NO MAN CAN MATCH HIS COURAGE! America is Cheering GANTRY THE BLIND HORSE Racing Sensation

NR 1939 · 65 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.

Directed by William C. McGann · Written by Vincent Sherman

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