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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
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6.3/10
713
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Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Ronald Sinclair in Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.
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A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.

  • Director
    • Alfred E. Green
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Hazard
    • Eleanore Griffin
    • J. Walter Ruben
  • Stars
    • Judy Garland
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Sophie Tucker
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    713
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alfred E. Green
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Hazard
      • Eleanore Griffin
      • J. Walter Ruben
    • Stars
      • Judy Garland
      • Mickey Rooney
      • Sophie Tucker
    • 20User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast46

    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Cricket West
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Timmie Donovan
    Sophie Tucker
    Sophie Tucker
    • Mother Ralph
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • Sir Peter Calverton
    Ronald Sinclair
    Ronald Sinclair
    • Roger Calverton
    Forrester Harvey
    Forrester Harvey
    • Wilkins
    Charles D. Brown
    • 'Click' Donovan
    Frankie Darro
    Frankie Darro
    • 'Dink' Reid
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • 'Doc' Godfrey
    Helen Troy
    Helen Troy
    • Hilda
    Ernie Alexander
    • Racetrack Usher
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Man Seated Behind Mr. Sloan
    • (uncredited)
    Lionel Belmore
    Lionel Belmore
    • Calverton's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Blake
    Marie Blake
    • Hospital Telephone Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Racetrack Teller
    • (uncredited)
    Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    • Racing Steward
    • (uncredited)
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Jim - Racetrack Usher
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    • Man with Toupee
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred E. Green
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Hazard
      • Eleanore Griffin
      • J. Walter Ruben
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This film, the first of 10 to feature both Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, is also the only one in which she is billed ahead of him. It was also the first film in which she received top billing.
    • Goofs
      In the final race Frankie Darro is wearing no. 4 in the starting gate. Later in a close up he is wearing no. 7. Then at the finish he is again wearing no. 4.
    • Quotes
      • Jim - Racetrack Usher: Listen here, lady, I'm the usher!
      • Mother Ralph: Well go on and ush!
    • Connections
      Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Got a Pair of New Shoes
      (1937) (uncredited)
      Music by Nacio Herb Brown
      Lyrics by Arthur Freed
      Played as background music and sung by Judy Garland during the opening credits
      Played on piano and reprised by Judy Garland again
      Played on guitar and reprised by Judy Garland once more
      Played as background music at the end and sung again by Judy Garland

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 3, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Född till gentleman
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Anita Park & Racetrack - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, USA(race track)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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