A girl, her gramps, and a horse named Glory—what could go wrong? EVERYTHING adorable.
Acting
Walter Brennan doing Walter Brennan things.
Production
Actual Kentucky Derby footage—rare 1956 time capsule.
Director
David Butler
Margaret O'Brien
Clarabel Tilbee
Walter Brennan
Ned Otis
Charlotte Greenwood
Miz Agnes Tilbee
John Lupton
Chad Chadburn
Byron Palmer
Hoppy Hollis
Lisa Davis
Candy Trent
Gus Schilling
Joe Page
Hugh Sanders
Sobbing Sam Cooney
Walter Baldwin
Doc Brock
Harry Tyler
Beed Wickwire
Leonid Kinskey
Vasily
Paul E. Burns
Squeaky Bob
Madge Blake
Aunt Martha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Margaret O'Brien was 14 but playing younger; this was her awkward transition out of child stardom.
Shot on location at Churchill Downs—the first Hollywood production granted such access in decades.
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