“Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry” Packs Thrills of Turfdom

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 151, 29 June 1938, Page 11

“Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry” Packs Thrills of Turfdom

STARS HOLLYWOOD’S NEWEST FIND, RONALD SINCLAIR (Regent: Screening Saturday.”) Launching Hollywood’s newest And in British boy actors, Ronald Sinclair, of New Zealand, in “Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry,” new drama of childhood loyalties played against the panorama of American racing, provides entertainment in a new form. Thrills of racing abound. Crooked turf operations are exposed. Yet the story is not a racing story, but tho poignant tale of the friendship and loyalty of three youngsters and a racetrack boarding housekeeper. Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker and Mickey ltooncy, playing a young jockey, complete the dramatic quartette. The New Zealand boy is a gifted and appealing actor, Sophie Tucker has a sympathetic role which sho handles superbly. Judy Garland sings “Gotta Pair of New Shoes” and makes herself generally loved and Mickey Rooney adds another triumph to his list as the conceited jockey who tricks his friend and in his remorse finds regeneration. Alfred E. Green directed with deft skill. The story is an original by Eleanor© Griffin and J. Walter Ruben. Tho racing action, with many famous horses and jockeys, was filmed at tho Santa Anita racetrack. Hundreds of people take part in the crowd action.

Players include C. Aubrey Smith, Forrester Harvey, Charles D. Brown, Frankie Darro, Henry Kolker and Helen Troy.

Special camera effects bring an exciting race down to effective “closeups.”