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Down the Stretch
Against the wishes of his mother, Marty Kruger becomes a jockey, like his father, and soon gains an outstanding reputation. He joins the Tupper stables and, despite the tyranny of trainer Hippo Devlin, finds happiness in his work and falls in love with Katie Kelly, a lunchroom waitress. They are engaged at the time Marty is laid up by an accident, and as he returns to the track overweight, Devlin forces him to reduce to the point of endangering his health. "Silk" Conlon, representing betting interests, wants the Tupper entry to lose the race and tries to bribe Marty into eating a square meal; but he refuses for fear of disgrace, and though he wins the race, he faints from weakness. Tupper thrashes the trainer and fires him, and when Marty and Katie are married, Marty is made Devlin's successor.
- Original title
- Down the Stretch
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
Robert Agnew
Marty Kruger
Marian Nixon
Katie Kelly
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Kruger
Lincoln Plumer
Devlin
Jack Dougherty
Tupper
Ward Crane
Conlon
Otis Harlan
Babe Dilley
Ena Gregory
Marion Hoyt
King Baggot
Director
Carl Laemmle
Producer
Curtis Benton
Writer
Parade Nuptiale
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Running on Empty
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Secretariat
Ride Like a Girl
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EO
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The Derby Stallion
May 29, 1927
