Thoroughbred

Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's son Tommy Dawson (Frank Leighton), Joan restores the horse to health and fitness, and soon enough the horse is winning race after race, becoming a favourite for the Melbourne Cup.

Cast

Helen Twelvetrees

as Joan

Frank Leighton

as Tommy Dawson

John Longden

as Bill Peel

Nellie Barnes

as Judy Cross

Elaine Hamill

as Linda

Ron Whelan

as Genna

Les Warton

as Grafter

Harold Meade

as Sir Russell Peel

Nellie Ferguson

as Ma Dawson

George Lloyd

as Sleepyfeet

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