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Scattergood Rides High
Genres
Comedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
66 min
Release Date
1942-05-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Vote Average
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Guy Kibbee
Scattergood Baines
Jed Prouty
Mr. Van Pelt
Dorothy Moore
Helen Van Pelt
Charles Lind
Dan Knox
Kenneth Howell
Phillip Dane
Regina Wallace
Mrs. Van Pelt
Arthur Aylesworth
Cromwell
Frances Carson
Mrs. Dane
Paul White
Hipp
Walter Baldwin
Martin Knox
Lee Phelps
Trainer
Earle Hodgins
Auctioneer (uncredited)
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