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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Winner's Circle
"Turfdom's greatest moments! The thrills! The drama! The glamor of the sport of kings!"
1948 1h 14m EN
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MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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A Thoroughbred makes the long journey from initial training and workout to ultimate triumph as a champion horse.
“Turfdom's greatest moments! The thrills! The drama! The glamor of the sport of kings!”
Cast
Elliott Lewis
Narrator
Jean Willes
Jean Trent
Morgan Farley
Gus
Johnny Longden
Jonnny Longden - Jockey
Robert Scott Howard
Bob Howard
William Gould
Tom Trent
John Beradino
Trainer
Frank Dae
Col. Waldron
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Felix E. Feist
- Writers
- Howard J. Green
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The take
Felix E. Feist directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Elliott Lewis and Jean Willes and Morgan Farley carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Turfdom's greatest moments! The thrills! The drama! The glamor of the sport of kings!".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0040969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 74 min · 1h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Felix E. Feist
Key crew
- DialogueLeonard Praskins
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1948-06-08
