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Scattergood Rides High
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Scattergood Rides High

1942-05-08 · 66 min · ★ 10.0

Comedy

When Martin Knox, a friend of Scattergood's who owns a horse-breeding farm, is killed in a harness race Scattergood tells Martin's son Dan that he will send him to college if he forgets about taking over his father's business, which was heavily mortgaged and has been put up for auction after Knox's death. The boy reluctantly agrees, but when he discovers that his favorite horse Starlight is sick, he decides to bring the animal back to health and then enter him in the Governor's Race, whose $5000 prize would enable Dan to pay off his father's mortgage and keep the business in the family.

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Directors
Christy Cabanne
Production companies
Pyramid Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeScattergood Baines
Jed ProutyJed ProutyMr. Van Pelt
Dorothy MooreDorothy MooreHelen Van Pelt
Charles LindDan Knox
Kenneth HowellKenneth HowellPhillip Dane
Regina WallaceRegina WallaceMrs. Van Pelt
Arthur AylesworthArthur AylesworthCromwell
Frances CarsonFrances CarsonMrs. Dane
Paul WhitePaul WhiteHipp
Walter BaldwinWalter BaldwinMartin Knox
Lee PhelpsLee PhelpsTrainer
Earle HodginsEarle HodginsAuctioneer (uncredited)

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