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Down the Stretch
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6910 feet
Directed by King Baggot

Cast: Robert Agnew [Marty Kruger], Marian Nixon [Katie Kelly], Virginia True Boardman [Mrs. Kruger], Lincoln Plummer (Lincoln Plumer) [Devlin], Jack Daugherty [Tupper], Ward Crane [Conlon], Ben Hall [Pee Wee], Otis Harlan [Babe Dilley], Ena Gregory [Marion Hoyt]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Curtis Benton, from the adaptation by Curtis Benton of the short story “The Money Rider” by Gerald Beaumont. Cinematography by John Stumar. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 12 December 1926 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP23430]. Released 29 May 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Races: Horse: Jockeys, Trainers

Listing updated: 3 March 2011.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 57; Weaver-Twenty p. 28 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Manish Patwari.