Summary
Down the Stretch is an American film first released in 1936,
directed by William Clemens.
The film stars Patricia Ellis, Mickey Rooney, Dennis Moore and Willie Best.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: William Clemens
- Script: William Jacobs
- Photo: Arthur L. Todd
- Music: Howard Jackson
- Cast: Patricia Ellis (Patricia Barrington), Mickey Rooney (’Snapper’ Sinclair, aka Fred St. Clair), Dennis Moore (Cliff Barrington), Willie Best (Noah (stable boy)), Gordon Hart (Judge Adams), Bill Elliott (Robert Bates), Virginia Brissac (Aunt Julia), Charles C. Wilson (Tex Reardon), Joseph Crehan (Secretary C.D. Burch), Mary Treen (Nurse), Robert Emmett Keane (Nick (casino manager)), Charley Foy (Arnold Roach), Crauford Kent (Sir Oliver Martin), Lowden Adams (Patricia’s butler), George Beranger (William J. Cooper), Raymond Brown (Col. Carter), Glen Cavender (Bettor at race track), Hal K. Dawson (Mr. Watson), Ralph Dunn (Race starter), James Eagles (Sunny Burnett), Frank Faylen (Ben (bookie)), Jonathan Hale (Secretary M.L. Lyon), Stuart Holmes (Race track official), Edward Keane (Fred Yates), Milton Kibbee (Veterinarian), Charles Marsh (Photographer), Billy McClain (Uncle Lew), Anne Nagel (Hat Check Girl), Jack Richardson (British jockey), Cliff Saum (Race Track Detective), Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (Court clerk), Bob Tansill (Butch (jockey)), David Thursby (British horse groom), Emmett Vogan (Railroad lawyer), Tom Wilson (Court policeman), Jack Wise (Man talking with Nick)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 66 min; B&W
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