Sporting Blood
| Sporting Blood | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| Editing by | William S. Gray (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | August 8, 1931 |
| 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
- Clark Gable ... Warren 'Rid' Riddell
- Ernest Torrence ... Mr. Jim Rellence
- Madge Evans ... Miss 'Missy' Ruby
- Lew Cody ... Tip Scanlon
- Marie Prevost ... Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
- Hallam Cooley ... Bill Ludeking
- J. Farrell MacDonald ... MacGuire (as J. Farrell McDonald)
- John Larkin ... Uncle Ben
- Eugene Jackson ... Sam 'Sammy'
- Tommy Boy ... Himself, a Horse
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]