| Pride of the Blue Grass | |
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_poster.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Harold Shumate |
| Produced by | Hayes Goetz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | John C. Fuller |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Color process | Cinecolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pride of the Blue Grass is a 1954 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lloyd Bridges, Vera Miles and Margaret Sheridan. It is also known by the alternative title Prince of the Blue Grass. It was the last feature film shot in Cinecolor.
Jim Nolan owns a stable of thoroughbred racehorses and employs Pop Wilson, a long-ago trainer, as a groom. Pop has a son, Danny, whose ambition is to become a jockey.
One day, Linda Mason brings her horse Gypsy Prince to the Nolan stable and ends up boarding him there, although Jim is convinced that the horse does not have the making of a champion. Linda takes a job as a waitress at the track restaurant to pay for her horse's keep.
Pop and Danny put long hours into training and riding Gypsy Prince, but just as he is about to win his first race, a bandage on the horse's leg comes loose and it stumbles before the finish line. Danny is injured and a doctor intends to euthanize the horse, but Linda talks him out of it.
After going to work for wealthy stable owner Helen Hunter, who also has a romantic interest in him, Jim at first alienates Linda, then is pleased to see that she and the Wilsons have nursed Gypsy Prince back to health. All are happily reunited after Linda's horse wins the next race.
- Lloyd Bridges as Jim
- Vera Miles as Linda
- Margaret Sheridan as Helen
- Arthur Shields as Wilson
- Michael Chapin as Danny
- Harry Cheshire as Hunter
- Cecil Weston as Mrs. Graves
- Emory Parnell as Mr. Casey
- Joan Shawlee as Mrs. Casey
- Ray Walker as Veterinarian
- ^ Marshall p.347
- Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
- Pride of the Blue Grass at IMDb
- Pride of the Blue Grass at AllMovie
- Pride of the Blue Grass at the TCM Movie Database
- Pride of the Blue Grass at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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| Pride of the Blue Grass | |
|---|---|
|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Harold Shumate |
| Produced by | Hayes Goetz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | John C. Fuller |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Color process | Cinecolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date |
|
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pride of the Blue Grass is a 1954 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lloyd Bridges, Vera Miles and Margaret Sheridan. It is also known by the alternative title Prince of the Blue Grass. It was the last feature film shot in Cinecolor.
Jim Nolan owns a stable of thoroughbred racehorses and employs Pop Wilson, a long-ago trainer, as a groom. Pop has a son, Danny, whose ambition is to become a jockey.
One day, Linda Mason brings her horse Gypsy Prince to the Nolan stable and ends up boarding him there, although Jim is convinced that the horse does not have the making of a champion. Linda takes a job as a waitress at the track restaurant to pay for her horse's keep.
Pop and Danny put long hours into training and riding Gypsy Prince, but just as he is about to win his first race, a bandage on the horse's leg comes loose and it stumbles before the finish line. Danny is injured and a doctor intends to euthanize the horse, but Linda talks him out of it.
After going to work for wealthy stable owner Helen Hunter, who also has a romantic interest in him, Jim at first alienates Linda, then is pleased to see that she and the Wilsons have nursed Gypsy Prince back to health. All are happily reunited after Linda's horse wins the next race.
- Lloyd Bridges as Jim
- Vera Miles as Linda
- Margaret Sheridan as Helen
- Arthur Shields as Wilson
- Michael Chapin as Danny
- Harry Cheshire as Hunter
- Cecil Weston as Mrs. Graves
- Emory Parnell as Mr. Casey
- Joan Shawlee as Mrs. Casey
- Ray Walker as Veterinarian
- ^ Marshall p.347
- Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
- Pride of the Blue Grass at IMDb
- Pride of the Blue Grass at AllMovie
- Pride of the Blue Grass at the TCM Movie Database
- Pride of the Blue Grass at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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| This 1950s drama film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This article related to an American film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1954 films
- American sports drama films
- Cinecolor films
- 1950s sports drama films
- 1950s English-language films
- Films directed by William Beaudine
- Allied Artists films
- American horse racing films
- 1954 drama films
- 1950s American films
- Films scored by Marlin Skiles
- 1950s drama film stubs
- 1950s American film stubs