Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
1h 5m
Running Time
October 6, 1939Release Date
Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
1h 5m
Running Time
October 6, 1939Release Date
Plot.
A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.
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Cast & Crew.
Edith Fellows
Midge Griner
James McCallion
Danny Lowman
Granville Bates
Col. Bob Griner
Sam McDaniel
Domino Jones
Aldrich Bowker
Judge
William C. McGann
Director
William Hopper
Joe
Vincent Sherman
Writer
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Pride of the Blue Grass is a 1939 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Vincent Sherman. The film stars Edith Fellows, James McCallion, Granville Bates, Aldrich Bowker, Arthur Loft and William Hopper. The film was based on an actual 15-year-old blind horse, Elmer Gantry, who was co-billed as a star and played himself. Gantry was bought and trained as a show horse by wrangler Eleanor Getzendaner but became blind at the age of 13 following two years of experiencing periodic ophthalmia, after which she patiently trained him to jump.The film was released by Warner Bros. on October 7, 1939.