King of the Turf

19391939
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1h 28m

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Dolores Costello, Roger Daniel, and Adolphe Menjou in King of the Turf (1939)

Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job... Read allMason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses; his biggest hobby. When he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie ta... Read allMason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses; his biggest hobby. When he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie takes care of him. The two find an occasion to buy a horse for only two dollars, and start e... Read all

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Director
- Alfred E. Green
Writer
- George Bruce(original screenplay)
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Roger Daniel and Adolphe Menjou in King of the Turf (1939)

Dolores Costello and Adolphe Menjou in King of the Turf (1939)

Alan Dinehart, William Demarest, and Adolphe Menjou in King of the Turf (1939)

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Milton Bradley Company released a board game called King of the Turf, with graphics on the box stating it is "based on the motion picture 'King of the Turf,' an Edward Small production starring Adolphe Menjou with Roger Daniel as 'Goldie.'"

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Sentimental film is saved by Menjou's powerful screen presence

This film suffers from not so well written and too sentimental dialogues. Although the improbabilities within the plot are quite acceptable given the melodramatic cliche's, some of the scenes that should have been the most important ones, get so sentimental that they make you feel uneasy. One big question for me left unanswered throughout the picture; why does Goldie not want to go back home? Anyway, the presence of Menjou is rather impressive and he really carries the whole story which otherwise would be uninteresting.

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