Sporting Blood

For the 1940 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, see Sporting Blood (1940 film).

Sporting Blood
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Directed by	Charles Brabin
Produced by	Marion Davies
Written by	Frederick Brennan (story) Charles Brabin (screenplay)
Starring	Clark Gable Ernest Torrence Madge Evans
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Edited by	William S. Gray (uncredited)
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	August 8, 1931 (1931-08-08)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$302,000
Box office	$893,000

Sporting Blood is a 1931 American MGM sports drama film directed by Charles Brabin. The film stars Clark Gable (in his first starring role), Ernest Torrence and Madge Evans.

Plot

Gambler Rid Riddell works for Tip Scanlon, a crooked gambler, who buys Tommy-Boy, a racehorse from a wealthy man whose spoiled wife loses interest. Tip and Rid consistently win with the horse in both honestly and dishonestly run races. But before long, Tommy Boy loses a race he wasn't supposed to, and the mob is after Tip.

Tip is murdered but not before giving Tommy Boy to his girl friend who sets out to rehabilitate herself and the horse. The horse rebounds. After an attempt at sabotage, the horse wins the Kentucky Derby and Rid wins the girl.

Cast

• Clark Gable ... Warren 'Rid' Riddell
• Ernest Torrence ... Mr. Jim Rellence
• Madge Evans ... Miss 'Missy' Ruby
• Lew Cody ... Tip Scanlon
• Marie Prevost ... Angela 'Angie' Ludeking
• Hallam Cooley ... Bill Ludeking
• J. Farrell MacDonald ... MacGuire (as J. Farrell McDonald)
• John Larkin ... Uncle Ben
• Eugene Jackson ... Sam 'Sammy'
• Tommy Boy ... Himself, a Horse

Box Office

According to MGM records the film earned $547,000 in the US and Canada and $346,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $148,000.

External links

• Sporting Blood at IMDb