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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
“Racing right into your heart”
5.9 / 10• 1937• 1h 20m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
Cast & Crew
Judy Garland
Cricket West
Lead
Ronald Sinclair
Roger Calverton
Mickey Rooney
Timmie Donovan
C. Aubrey Smith
Peter Calverton
Sophie Tucker
Mother Ralph
Forrester Harvey
Wilkins
Charles D. Brown
Click Donovan
Frankie Darro
"Dink" Reid
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred E. Green's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Thoroughbreds Don't Cry is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
