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The horse-racing tale Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry marks the first of eight screen pairings (plus two variety-act films) of Hollywood legends Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
Rooney plays a swell-headed top jockey pressured by his disreputable pop to throw a race so that the ol’ man can cash in at the window. Garland is a singing cutie who knows her way around the paddock because she lives at a boarding house for jockeys run by her aunt (a delightful Sophie Tucker).
Ronald Sinclair plays the aristocratic English lad who owns a prized racehorse and wants Rooney to take the reins in the big race. Young dreams saddle up and ride with this sweet saga from a more innocent time.
Original Release
11/25/1937
US Release
11/25/1937
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Judy Garland | Cricket West |
Mickey Rooney | Timmie Donovan |
Sophie Tucker | Mother Ralph |
C. Aubrey Smith | Sir Peter Calverton / Peter Calverton |
Ronald Sinclair | Roger Calverton |
Forrester Harvey | Wilkins |
Charles D. Brown | 'Click' Donovan / Click Donovan |
Frankie Darro | 'Dink' Reid / "Dink" Reid |
Henry Kolker | 'Doc' Godfrey / "Doc" Godfrey |
Helen Troy | Hilda |
Directors
Writers
Lawrence Hazard, Eleanore Griffin, J. Walter Ruben, Harold Gould
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judy Garland | Cricket West |
Mickey Rooney | Timmie Donovan |
Sophie Tucker | Mother Ralph |
C. Aubrey Smith | Sir Peter Calverton / Peter Calverton |
Ronald Sinclair | Roger Calverton |
Forrester Harvey | Wilkins |
Charles D. Brown | 'Click' Donovan / Click Donovan |
Frankie Darro | 'Dink' Reid / "Dink" Reid |
Henry Kolker | 'Doc' Godfrey / "Doc" Godfrey |
Helen Troy | Hilda |
Ernie Alexander | Racetrack Usher |
Reginald Barlow | Man Seated Behind Mr. Sloan |
Lionel Belmore | Calverton's Butler |
Marie Blake | Hospital Telephone Operator |
Don Brodie | Racetrack Teller |
Francis X. Bushman | Racing Steward |
George Chandler | Jim - Racetrack Usher |
Chester Clute | Man with Toupee |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Boots Maguire |
Edgar Dearing | Police Sergeant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry Rapf | Producer |