Down the Stretch
Down the Stretch
1927, English. Directed by King Baggot.
Against the wishes of his mother, Marty Kruger becomes a jockey, like his father, and soon gains an outstanding reputation. He joins the Tupper stables and, despite the tyranny of trainer Hippo Devlin, finds happiness in his work and falls in love with Katie Kelly, a lunchroom waitress. They are engaged at the time Marty is laid up by an accident, and as he returns to the track overweight, Devlin forces him to reduce to the point of endangering his health. "Silk" Conlon, representing betting interests, wants the Tupper entry to lose the race and tries to bribe Marty into eating a square meal; but he refuses for fear of disgrace, and though he wins the race, he faints from weakness. Tupper thrashes the trainer and fires him, and when Marty and Katie are married, Marty is made Devlin's successor.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 29 May 1927
- Written by
- Curtis Benton
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Down the Stretch runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Down the Stretch isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 May 1927. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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If you liked Down the Stretch, try Ride Like a Girl, Black Beauty, A Sunday Horse.
Who directed Down the Stretch?
Down the Stretch (1927) was directed by King Baggot and stars Robert Agnew, Marian Nixon, Virginia True Boardman.