Kings of the Turf (1941)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Del Frazier

Writer:

Harold Medford (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short | Sport

Plot:

This entry in "The Sports Parade" series, shows us how Mortimer, a Standardbred horse, is trained for harness racing. |

Plot Keywords:

Harness Racing | The Sports Parade Series | Pregnancy | Carousel | California

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Knox Manning

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Commentator (voice)

Also Known As:

Sports Parade (1941-1942): Kings of the Turf (USA) (series title)

Runtime:

10 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #7452)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Vitaphone production reel #A572

Goofs:

Continuity: The horse "Mortimer" is a gray color, but then when Morty is a yearling, the horse is brown.

Fun Short

Kings of the Turf (1941)

*** (out of 4)

Part of Warner's "Sports Parade" series, this Technicolor short received an Oscar-nomination. The short takes a look at how horses are selected and trained for harness racing. We see a new horse being born, taking his first few steps and then the training of the animal until the day comes when he's able to race. If you're a fan of animals or racing in general then you'll probably get some entertainment out of this short, which runs just under ten minutes. There's certainly nothing ground breaking or Earth shattering here but the film remains mildly entertaining throughout its short running time. The best sequence is early on when the horse is being born and we're left outside with the nervous father who is causing all sorts of trouble waiting for the birth of his new son. This here is certainly a very funny sequence as is the horse trying to take its first steps.