Thoroughbred (1936)
- Directed by
- Ken G. Hall
- Genre
- sport film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A racehorse trainer raises a champion horse partly based on the real horse Phar Lap. The story follows the horse's rise and the people around it.
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What happens
Thoroughbred is a 1936 Australian race-horse drama film directed by Ken G. Hall, partly based on the life and career of Phar Lap. Hollywood star Helen Twelvetrees was imported to Australia to appear in the film. The film also stars Frank Leighton and John Longden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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