Up for the Derby

Up for the Derby is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Sydney Howard, Dorothy Bartlam and Tom Helmore. The screenplay concerns a tramp who unexpectedly gains money.

It was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Frederick Pusey.

Plot
A tramp unexpectedly comes into some money, and buys a racehorse which goes on to win The Derby.

Cast

 * Sydney Howard as Joe Burton
 * Dorothy Bartlam as Dorothy Gordon
 * Mark Daly as Jerry Higgs
 * Tom Helmore as Ronnie Gordon
 * Frederick Lloyd as Major Edwards
 * Franklyn Bellamy as Palmer
 * Jane Carr as Singer
 * Frank Harvey as George Moberley
 * Lew Stone and his band as Themselves