Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss' horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
Acting
Jolson's volcanic charisma wrestling with material beneath him
Production
Actual Kentucky Derby footage — rare 1930 documentary value
Director
Alan Crosland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months after Jolson's Hallelujah, I'm a Bum flopped, this was his desperate return to proven blackface formula. The horse was cheaper than innovation.
Jolson personally owned racehorses and insisted on real Churchill Downs footage, making this the most authentic part of an otherwise artificial performance.
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