A jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race..

Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird soft spot for pre-war horse racing dramas or just need to see Mickey Rooney when he was still a kid. If you get bored by people talking about 'family honor' while wearing very stiff hats, skip it. It's not bad, it's just... very 1936. The whole premise hinges o...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

William Clemens

Edward LeSaint
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird soft spot for pre-war horse racing dramas or just need to see Mickey Rooney when he was still a kid. If you get bored by people talking about 'family honor' while wearing very stiff hats, skip it. It's not bad, it's just... very 1936. The whole premise hinges on the idea that a kid can't be a good jockey because his dad was a crook. It’s a bit tired even for back then. You’ve seen this kind of thing in The Fiddling Fool, where the baggag..."

Dennis Moore
William Jacobs
United States

1936 · IMDb 6.2

