Sporting Blood

For the 1940 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, see Sporting Blood (1940 film).
Sporting Blood
Directed by Charles Brabin
Produced by Marion Davies
Written by Frederick Brennan (story)
Charles Brabin (screenplay)
Starring Clark Gable
Ernest Torrence
Madge Evans
Cinematography Harold Rosson
Edited by William S. Gray (uncredited)
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • August 8, 1931 (1931-08-08)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $302,000[1]
Box office $893,000[1]

Sporting Blood is a 1931 American MGM sports drama film directed by Charles Brabin. The film stars Clark Gable (in his first starring role), Ernest Torrence and Madge Evans.

Plot

Gambler Rid Riddell works for Tip Scanlon, a crooked gambler, who buys Tommy-Boy, a racehorse from a wealthy man whose spoiled wife loses interest. Tip and Rid consistently win with the horse in both honestly and dishonestly run races. But before long, Tommy Boy loses a race he wasn't supposed to, and the mob is after Tip.

Tip is murdered but not before giving Tommy Boy to his girl friend who sets out to rehabilitate herself and the horse. The horse rebounds. After an attempt at sabotage, the horse wins the Kentucky Derby and Rid wins the girl.

Cast

Box Office

According to MGM records the film earned $547,000 in the US and Canada and $346,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $148,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

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