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Home in Indiana

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After he is sent to the Indiana countryside to live with his aunt and his hard-drinking Uncle Thunder (Walter Brennan), troubled teen Sparke Thornton (Lon McCallister) begins skipping school to learn to race horses at a neighboring ranch. When Thunder, a retired breeder, finds out Sparke is spending time with his former partner, Godaw Boole, he forbids him to continue. Sparke struggles to follow his new passion against Thunder's wishes, and schemes to reignite his uncle's equestrian interests.

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Don Q. Cine-Mundial 09/18/2019
For horse lovers, this movie can't be more on point. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/19/2016
B-
Colorful homespun harness racing film, that is also a coming-of-age drama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/14/2016 OK Simple, 2 beautiful women See more 09/04/2016 horses and romance spark this drama See more 11/08/2012 A nice quaint horse drama set in Indiana, this film had a great pace to it, it just flowed so well. It's a nice film of nice people I'm surprised it wasn't a larger hit for Fox Studio's but it was somewhat of a sleeper. Beautiful locations making the most of the beautiful autumn scenery, it's a real swan song to the golden days of Hollywood. The film stared the then new Lon Maclister who went into Real Estate after acting & was very successful further still, he is also very close to a friend of mine. See more 11/24/2008 good stuff good cast See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Henry Hathaway

Director

Walter Brennan

J. F. `'Thunder'` Bolt

Jeanne Crain

`'Char'` Bruce

Lon McCallister

`'Sparke'` Thornton

Charlotte Greenwood

Penny Bolt

Ward Bond

Jed Bruce
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Movie Info

Synopsis After he is sent to the Indiana countryside to live with his aunt and his hard-drinking Uncle Thunder (Walter Brennan), troubled teen Sparke Thornton (Lon McCallister) begins skipping school to learn to race horses at a neighboring ranch. When Thunder, a retired breeder, finds out Sparke is spending time with his former partner, Godaw Boole, he forbids him to continue. Sparke struggles to follow his new passion against Thunder's wishes, and schemes to reignite his uncle's equestrian interests.
Director
Henry Hathaway
Producer
André Daven
Screenwriter
Winston Miller
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 15, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m