"THRILLING, SPILLING SUSPENSE!" 18 September 1936 Drama 66 mins
A jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.
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Mickey Rooney as Snapper Sinclair
Patricia Ellis as Patricia Barrington
Willie Best as Noah
Dennis Moore as Cliff Barrington
Virginia Brissac as Aunt Julia
Gordon Hart as Judge Adams
Mary Treen as Nurse
Bill Elliott as Robert Bates
Charles C. Wilson as Tex Reardon
Joseph Crehan as C.D. Burch
Robert Emmett Keane as Nick
Charley Foy as Arnold Roach
Crauford Kent as Sir Oliver Martin
William Clemens Director
Milo Anderson Costume Design
Paul Marquardt Music
Howard Jackson Original Music Composer
William Jacobs Screenplay
William Jacobs Story
Ted Smith Art Direction
Arthur L. Todd Director of Photography
Bryan Foy Producer
Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
Louis Hesse Editor
United Kingdom 16 September 1936
United States 18 September 1936
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