Sporting Chance (1931)
63 or 69 mins | Drama | 21 November 1931
Director:
Albert HermanWriter:
King BaggotProducer:
Albert HermanCinematographer:
Earl Fox WalkerEditor:
Earle NevilleProduction Company:
Peerless Productions, Inc.According to MPH, most of the racing footage is composed of stock shots. ...
According to MPH, most of the racing footage is composed of stock shots.
Terry Nolan, a jockey, becomes conceited after achieving success on the racetrack. Eventually, he is suspended for disobedience. Phillip Lawrence, the playboy son of Terry's boss, Phillip Lawrence, Sr., gives Terry the chance to redeem himself in a steeplechase race. Terry wins the race despite two broken ribs he got in a fight with Lawrence, Jr. over Mary Bascom, and thereby clears himself with Lawrence, ...
Terry Nolan, a jockey, becomes conceited after achieving success on the racetrack. Eventually, he is suspended for disobedience. Phillip Lawrence, the playboy son of Terry's boss, Phillip Lawrence, Sr., gives Terry the chance to redeem himself in a steeplechase race. Terry wins the race despite two broken ribs he got in a fight with Lawrence, Jr. over Mary Bascom, and thereby clears himself with Lawrence, Sr.
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