Checkers (1937 film)

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Checkers
Checkers poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Screenplay byRobert Chapin
Karen DeWolf
Frank Fenton
Lynn Root
Story byFrank Fenton
Lynn Root
Produced byJohn Stone
Starring Jane Withers
Stuart Erwin
Una Merkel
Marvin Stephens
Cinematography Daniel B. Clark
Edited by Jack Murray
Music by Samuel Kaylin
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 8, 1937 (1937-12-08)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Checkers is a 1937 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Robert Chapin, Karen DeWolf, Frank Fenton and Lynn Root. The film stars Jane Withers, Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Marvin Stephens, Andrew Tombes and June Carlson. The film was released on December 8, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm.

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