Danny O'Shea (Bobby Gordon) runs away from hone with his pet dog Rinty (Rin-Tin-Tin) and heads for a race track determined to become a famous jockey. Aided by Rinty he is soon riding in a big race.
If you have about an hour to kill and you don’t mind the flickering grain of 1928, A Race for Life is perfectly fine. You’ll like it if you have a soft spot for Rin Tin Tin or if you’re the kind of person who finds the logic of 1920s melodramas funny. You’ll probably hate it if you need your sports movies to have, you ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
D. Ross Lederman
Edgar Jones
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"If you have about an hour to kill and you don’t mind the flickering grain of 1928, A Race for Life is perfectly fine. You’ll like it if you have a soft spot for Rin Tin Tin or if you’re the kind of person who finds the logic of 1920s melodramas funny. You’ll probably hate it if you need your sports movies to have, you know, realistic stakes or if silent film mugging drives you crazy. Let’s be honest: nobody was buying a ticket in 1928 to see Robert Gordon. They were there for the dog. Rin Tin T..."
Jimmy Starr, Charles R. Condon
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