Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)

Directed by

William C. McGann

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman trains a blind horse to become a champion jumper. The story follows their partnership and the challenges they face together.

heartfeltgentlesentimentalslow-pacedwholesomequietearnestmild

What happens

Pride of the Blue Grass is a 1939 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Vincent Sherman. The film stars Edith Fellows, James McCallion, Granville Bates, Aldrich Bowker, Arthur Loft and William Hopper. The film was based on an actual 15-year-old blind horse, Elmer Gantry, who was co-billed as a star and played himself. Gantry was bought and trained as a show horse by wrangler Eleanor Getzendaner but became blind at the age of 13 following two years of experiencing periodic ophthalmia, after which she patiently trained him to jump. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 7, 1939. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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