The Big Race

The Big Race

A FORTUNE HUNG IN THE BALANCE!

NR 1934 · 68 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer · Written by Hugh Cummings

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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
Katherine Williams Jenny Hemingway
Georgia O'Dell Mrs. Deborah Hemingway

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