

Comedy · Drama
Overview
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
Top Cast


Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Cricket West
Judy Garland
Cricket West


Ronald Sinclair
Ronald Sinclair
Roger Calverton
Ronald Sinclair
Roger Calverton


Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Timmie Donovan
Mickey Rooney
Timmie Donovan


C. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey Smith
Peter Calverton
C. Aubrey Smith
Peter Calverton


Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker
Mother Ralph
Sophie Tucker
Mother Ralph


Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey
Wilkins
Forrester Harvey
Wilkins


Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Click Donovan
Charles D. Brown
Click Donovan


Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro
"Dink" Reid
Frankie Darro
"Dink" Reid


Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker
"Doc" Godfrey
Henry Kolker
"Doc" Godfrey


Helen Troy
Helen Troy
Hilda
Helen Troy
Hilda
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