Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

104 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | June 15, 1944

'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish 'Char' Bruce who shares his love for horses.

Home in Indiana

104 mins | Drama, Adventure, Romance | June 15, 1944

Home in Indiana
'Sparke' Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish 'Char' Bruce who shares his love for horses.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Home in Indiana
Directors Henry Hathaway
Writers George Agnew Chamberlain, Winston Miller

Cast

Lon McCallister

as 'Sparke' Thornton

Jeanne Crain

as Charlotte 'Char' Bruce

Walter Brennan

as J. F. 'Thunder' Bolt

June Haver

as Christopher 'Cri-Cri' Boole

Charlotte Greenwood

as Penelope 'Penny' Bolt

Ward Bond

as Jed Bruce

Charles Dingle

as Godaw Boole

George Reed

as Tuppy

Willie Best

as Mo' Rum (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

as Soft Drink Man (uncredited)

Francis Ford

as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)

Reed Hadley

as Narrator in Opening Scene (uncredited)