type: 

DRAMA

ROMANCE

Romeo and Juliet story set amidst horseracing in Kentucky. The family feud of lovers Jack and Sally goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by her Uncle Peter.

name	character
Carol Adams	Girl
James Adamson	Stable Swipe
John Henry Allen	Stable Swipe
Robert 'Tex' Allen	Man Dancing with Sally (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson	Groom
Stanley Andrews	Presiding Judge
Eddie Arcaro	Kentucky Derby Jockey
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard	Black Child
Walter Brennan	Peter Goodwin
Frederick Burton	Presiding Officer
Chick Chandler	Betting Parlor Clerk
Tom Chatterton	Man at Race Track
Cliff Clark	Melish
James Conaty	Dance Extra
Hal K. Dawson	Auction Clerk
Dudley Dickerson	Chauffeur
John Dilson	Man at Race Track
Douglass Dumbrille	John Dillon - 1861
Eddie Dunn	Moving Man
James Eagles	Jockey Involved in Disqualification
Edward Earle	Man with Woman at Race Track
John Elliott	Cal
Mildred Gover	Cleo
Harrison Greene	Betting Parlor Manager
Richard Greene	Jack Dillon
Sherry Hall	Chalker
Sam Harris	Dancer
Harry Hayden	Racing Secretary
Howard C. Hickman	Banker
Russell Hicks	Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
John Hiestand	Derby Radio Announcer
Meredith Howard	Susie May
Margaret Irving	Woman with Man at Race Track
Eugene Jackson	Jimmy
Frank Jaquet	Martin
I. Stanford Jolley	Kentucky Derby Patron
Darby Jones	Duckfoot
Thaddeus Jones	Zeb
Eddie Kane	Mustached Bettor at Race Track
Edward Keane	Man at Race Track
Charles Lane	Auctioneer
Robert Lowery	Sally's Partner at Ball
Billy McClain	Zeke
Robert Middlemass	Track Official
Charles Middleton	Southerner
Harold Miller	Dancer
Walter Miller	Cavalry Sergeant
Charles R. Moore	Stable Swipe
Karen Morley	Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
Edmund Mortimer	Dancer
James C. Morton	Bartender
Daisy Lee Mothershed	Louella
Lee Murray	Palisades' Jockey
Harry Myers	Dancer
John Nesbitt	Commentator (voice)
Moroni Olsen	John Dillon - 1938
Bernice Pilot	African-American Servant
George Reed	Ben
Cyril Ring	Dancer
Leona Roberts	Grace Goodwin
Willard Robertson	Bob Slocum
Henry Roquemore	Betting Parlor Patron
Willie Saunders	Postman's Jockey
Lee Shumway	Sergeant
Buster Slaven	Newsboy
Edwin Stanley	Banker
Larry Steers	Thaddeus' Friend
Landers Stevens	Man at RAce Track
Madame Sul-Te-Wan	Lily
Bobbie Thomson	Blue Grass' Jockey
Charles Trowbridge	Doctor
Joan Valerie	Lucy Pemberton
Charles Waldron	Thad Goodwin - 1938
Blue Washington	Bill
Bobs Watson	Peter Goodwin - 1861
Delmar Watson	Thad Goodwin Jr. - 1861
Douglas Wood	Race Track Patron
Lillian Yarbo	Magnolia
Loretta Young	Sally Goodwin

name
David Butler	director
John Taintor Foote	screenplay
Gene Markey	producer
Lamar Trotti	screenplay

year	award	category	name
1938	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Walter Brennan