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Word: jockey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Garrison's Finish. The usual racehorse story. The jockey is drugged, the barn burned, the steed stolen shortly before the race. In the accomplished hands of Jack Pickford and Madge Bellamy these wrinkled devices become almost credible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Jun. 4, 1923 | 6/4/1923 | See Source »

...interesting feature in the same act was the appearance of the noted racehorse "Starlight", brought to the hero's smithy to be shod. He was the center of attention for some moments, as he filled the part and kept his little jockey busy holding him in hand. The play moves easily along to an exciting last act, and the players interpret the Irish characters with a sympathy that completely won the appreciation of their audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Irish Drama, "Kerry Gow", Seen at Arlington Theatre | 3/30/1921 | See Source »

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