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GINGER JANE'S A WINNER BY TEN LENGTHS...AND A THOUSAND LAUGHS!!
1937 · 79 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama
A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm.
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone · Written by Frank Fenton
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Jane Withers Checkers -
Stuart Erwin Edgar Connell -
Una Merkel Mamie Appleby -
Marvin Stephens Jimmy Somers -
Andrew Tombes Tobias Somers -
June Carlson Sarah Williams -
Minor Watson Dr. Smith -
John Harrington Mr. Green -
Spencer Charters Zeb -
Francis Ford Daniel Snodgrass
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