Holding the Reins – A champion pacer changes the lives of everyone in his dust.
David Palmer inherits a phenomenal harness-racing colt named Dan Patch but faces a difficult choice between his high-society marriage and his rural roots. As the legendary steed shatters world records, the conflicted owner must risk his fortune to follow his true passion alongside a devoted trainer’s daughter.
Original Title: The Great Dan Patch (1949) | AKA: Ride a Reckless Mile
B&W version https://youtu.be/JCN7mzisiEY
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 – FULL MOVIE
00:05:47 – David Palmer returns to his countryside home and immediately tests his father’s newest pacing mare on the dirt track.
00:32:21 – Ben Lathrop proudly christens the mighty young colt "Dan Patch" after witnessing a jaw-dropping practice run.
01:04:30 – Sissy Lathrop watches in awe as the inexperienced owner guides his phenomenal horse to a world-shattering record.
01:24:14 – Ruth Treadwell demands her husband sell the estate and abandon his equestrian dreams forever.
01:34:39 – The magnificent Dan Patch completes his ultimate exhibition mile and trots into a well-deserved retirement.
⭐️ CASTLIST
Dennis O’Keefe – David Palmer
Gail Russell – Sissy Lathrop
Ruth Warrick – Ruth Treadwell
Charlotte Greenwood – Aunt Netty
Henry Hull – Dan Palmer
John Hoyt – Ben Lathrop
Arthur Hunnicutt – Chet Williams
Clarence Muse – Voodoo
Harry Lauter – Bud Ransome
Visalia Abbe – Dan Patch, a Horse
🎬 CREW
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Written by John Taintor Foote
Cinematography by Arthur T. Quinn
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