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The Sport of Kings

The Sport of Kings

FEB 23, 1931 · 98 MIN · DIR. VICTOR SAVILLE

Comedy

Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.

Cast

  • Leslie Henson

    Leslie Henson

    Amos Purdie, JP

  • Hugh Wakefield

    Hugh Wakefield

    Algernon Sprigg

  • Gordon Harker

    Gordon Harker

    Bert Bates / Bert Briggs

  • Jack Melford

    Jack Melford

    Sir Reginald Toothill

  • Willie Graham

    Albert

  • Dorothy Boyd

    Dorothy Boyd

    Dulcie Primrose

  • Renee Clama

    Renee Clama

    Jane

  • Mary Jerrold

    Mary Jerrold

    Mrs. Purdie

  • Barbara Gott

    Cook

  • Daphne Scorer

    Lizzie

  • Wally Patch

    Wally Patch

    Panama Pete

Crew

Writer

Angus MacPhail

Director of Photography

Alex Bryce

Director of Photography

Freddie Young

Editor

Thorold Dickinson

Producer

Victor Saville