Thoroughbred

The story

Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's son Tommy Dawson (Frank Leighton), Joan restores the horse to health and fitness, and soon enough the horse is winning race after race, becoming a favourite for the Melbourne Cup.

Cast & crew

Helen TwelvetreesJoan

Frank Leighton

Frank LeightonTommy Dawson

John LongdenBill Peel

Nellie Barnes

Nellie BarnesJudy Cross

Elaine Hamill

Elaine HamillLinda

Ron Whelan

Ron WhelanGenna

Les Warton

Les WartonGrafter

Harold MeadeSir Russell Peel

Nellie Ferguson

Nellie FergusonMa Dawson

George Lloyd

George LloydSleepyfeet

Lynton Moore

Lynton MooreHops Warton

John D’Arcy

John D’ArcyJack Dent