Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
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- Approved
- 1h 5min
- Drama
- 07 Oct 1939 (USA)
- Movie
Based on the story of the steeplechase-winning blind jumping horse, Elmer Gantry aka Gantry the Great, owned by Eleanor Getzendaner. The horse plays himself.
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| Edith Fellows | ... |
Midge Griner
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| James McCallion | ... |
Danny Lowman
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| Granville Bates | ... |
Col. Bob Griner
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| Aldrich Bowker | ... |
Judge
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| Arthur Loft | ... |
Dave Miller
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| William Hopper | ... |
Joe
(as DeWolf Hopper)
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| Frankie Burke | ... |
Willie Hobson
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Frederic Tozere | ... |
First Stranger
(as Fred Tozere)
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| Edgar Edwards | ... |
Second Stranger
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| John Butler | ... |
Mack Lowman
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| Sam McDaniel | ... |
Domino Jones
(as Sam McDaniels)
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Bernice Pilot | ... |
Beverly
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Walter Fenner | ... |
Secretary to Board of Stewards
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Raymond Brown | ... |
Sheriff Adams
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| Lawrence Grant | ... |
Lord Shropshire
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| Nat Carr | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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| DeForest Covan | ... |
Blackie (uncredited)
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Hal Craig | ... |
Second Detective (uncredited)
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| Earl Dwire | ... |
Dr. Holmes (uncredited)
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| Herbert Evans | ... |
Steward (uncredited)
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| William Gould | ... |
First Detective (uncredited)
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Eddie Graham | ... |
Third Steward (uncredited)
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| Creighton Hale | ... |
English Announcer (uncredited)
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| Leyland Hodgson | ... |
Steward (uncredited)
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| Stuart Holmes | ... |
Second Steward (uncredited)
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| Olaf Hytten | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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| Crauford Kent | ... |
Chief Steward (uncredited)
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| Reid Kilpatrick | ... |
Clem Baker - Announcer (uncredited)
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Owen King | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Billy McClain | ... |
Black Groom (uncredited)
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| Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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| John J. Richardson | ... |
Steward (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Garland Smith | ... |
Second Reporter (uncredited)
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Ernie Stanton | ... |
Roberts (uncredited)
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Cyril Thornton | ... |
(uncredited)
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| William Worthington | ... |
First Steward (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William C. McGann | ... | (as William McGann) |
Written by
| Vincent Sherman | ... | (original screen play) |
| Vincent Sherman | ... | (story "Gantry the Great") |
Produced by
| Bryan Foy | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Howard Jackson | ||
Cinematography by
| Ted D. McCord | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Frank DeWar | ||
Art Direction by
| Stanley Fleischer | ||
Costume Design by
| Howard Shoup | ... | (gowns) |
Production Management
| Robert Ross | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Russell Saunders | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Lincoln Lyons | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Buddy Longworth | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Harry Seymour | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The night that Mack Lowman's mare foals, the barn is struck by lightning, killing Mack, but Danny, his seventeen-year-old son escapes with the colt, Gantry the Great. Midge Griner gets Danny a job on the horse farm owned by her father, Colonel Bob Griner. Danny trains and rides Gantry to fame, but the horse goes blind in the Kentucky Derby, as the favorite, and pulls up and loses. Through a misunderstanding Danny is banned for a year. To recoup his and Gantry's honor, he enters the blind horse in the Aintree Grand National Steeplechase in England.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | NO HORSE CAN MATCH HIS SPEED...NO MAN CAN MATCH HIS COURAGE! America is Cheering GANTRY THE BLIND HORSE Racing Sensation (Print Ad-Troy Times, ((Troy NY)) 16 October 1939) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Bellingham WA Monday 15 October 1956 on KVOS (Channel 12); it first aired in Indianapolis Thursday 29 November 1956 on WTTV (Channel 10), in San Francisco Monday 3 December 1956 on KRON (Channel 4), in Sacramento CA Thursday 20 December 1956 on KCRA (Channel 3), and in Boston Thursday 27 December 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4). See more » |
| Soundtracks | My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night See more » |