Turf Boy (1942)
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By PRC Studios standards, Mr. Celebrity is decidedly an "all-star" picture. The title character is a prize race horse, jointly owned by veterinarian Jim Kane (James Seay) and his orphaned nephew Danny Mason (Buzzy Henry). When not tending to ailing nags, Kane struggles to prevent… More By PRC Studios standards, Mr. Celebrity is decidedly an "all-star" picture. The title character is a prize race horse, jointly owned by veterinarian Jim Kane (James Seay) and his orphaned nephew Danny Mason (Buzzy Henry). When not tending to ailing nags, Kane struggles to prevent Danny's snobbish grandparents (William Halligan and Laura Treadwell) from gaining custody of a boy. Naturally, Kane will be able to afford to officially adopt Danny himself, if only Mr. Celebrity wins that all-important Big Race. The film's highlight is the custody-hearing sequence, in which several human celebrities of yesteryear show up as witnesses: Silent film stars Clara Kimball Young and Francis X. Bushman, both of whom reminisce about their career highlights, and former boxing champion Jim Jeffries, who recalls his glory days of the 1890s. Incidentally, leading lady Doris Day is not the 1950s box-office champ of the same name. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Beaudine
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Buzz Henry
as Danny Mason
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James Seay
as Jim Kane
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Doris Day
as Carol Carter
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William Halligan
as Mr. Mason
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Gavin Gordon
as Travers
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John Berkes
as Johnny Martin
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Jack Baxley
as Judge Culpepper
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John Ince
as Joe Farrell
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Frank S. Hagney
as Dugan
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Jack Richardson
as Geraghty
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Alfred Hall
as Scanlon
- Francis X. Bushman
- Ruth Clifford
- Henry Hastings
- Robert "Buzzy" Henry
- James J. Jeffries
- Clara Kimball Young
- Billy Mitchell