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Sporting Blood (1931)

Sporting Blood poster
Directed by
Charles Brabin
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pre-Code drama about a rough-edged gambler and a horse trainer who compete in the world of horse racing. The story follows a man trying to prove himself as a jockey while a romance develops between him and a woman from the racing circles.

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What happens

Sporting Blood is a 1931 American MGM pre-Code sports drama film directed by Charles Brabin. The film stars Clark Gable (in his first starring role), Ernest Torrence, and Madge Evans. Two other pictures bore this same title, one released in 1916 by Fox and another by MGM in Sporting Blood (1940). Although they, too, centered on horse racing, none of the plots had any direct connection with the others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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