The Rocking Horse Winner

About The Rocking Horse Winner

A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.

The Rocking Horse Winner is a 1949 drama film directed by Anthony Pelissier. Released in November 1949, it runs 91 minutes.

Its themes are horse, gambling, secret, and greed.

Valerie Hobson appears as Hester Grahame, John Howard Davies as Paul Grahame, Ronald Squire as Oscar Cresswell, and John Mills as Bassett. The screenplay is by Anthony Pelissier. It streams on Criterion Channel in the United States.

Casino, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Philomena make useful companions to The Rocking Horse Winner, all filed under uncle nephew relationship. It carries a NR rating.