County Fair
THIS WAY TO THE BIG SHOW!
Genres
Overview
Racetrack drama about a young jockey accused of drugging his horse.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
72 min
Release Date
1937-11-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
John Arledge
John Hope
Mary Lawrence
Julie Williams
Fuzzy Knight
Whitey
J. Farrell MacDonald
Calvin Williams
Jimmy Butler
Buddy Williams
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0.0
Behind City Lights
This Republic programmer stars Lynne Roberts as a country gal who is slickered by a couple of city-fied jewel thieves, played by Peter Cookson and Jerome Cowan. Roberts is set up for a patsy by these two rogues, and nearly ends up in jail-and later on, narrowly escapes being rubbed out by gangsters.
1945-09-10 | en
0.0
The Bluegrass Special
Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to compete in the upcoming Bluegrass Special; Woodhill is a beautiful race horse with a bad reputation who threw and injured his rider during a race in Tijuana. Penny's devotion and determination are an inspiration to anyone who believes that dreams can come true.
1977-05-22 | en
7.3
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
2014-07-08 | en
6.9
The Great Adventure
A vixen mother invades a chicken coop to provide food for her cubs. She continues to raid the coop until she is shot by a farmer. The cubs are attacked by the farmer and only one survives. An otter trapped in a burrow is rescued by 10-year-old Anders and his six-year-old brother, Kjell. In secret, the boys cage the animal and finally domesticate it. They obtain food for the Otter by fishing through the ice on a frozen lake. The boys manage to keep their secret from their family. On the eve of the May Day festival, Kjell reveals to family and friends the otter's presence. Anders is so distressed that he runs into the woods with the otter. The otter breaks away and returns to its life of natural freedom. The film was a prize winner at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
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0.0
Crossroads
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6.2
The Stranger's Return
A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she unexpectedly falls in love with a married farmer.
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6.0
Bella Mia
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Still
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6.0
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7.1
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Molly, the eldest child of a group of orphans being used as slaves on a farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.
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5.5
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
Shehita
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5.1
Francis Covers the Big Town
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
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6.1
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6.8
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