Description

The Great Dan Patch is a 1949 American film directed by Joseph M. Newman about the trotting horse Dan Patch. The film is also known as Ride a Reckless Mile (American reissue title), and Dan Patch.

Cast

• Dennis O’Keefe as David Palmer
• Gail Russell as Cissy Lathrop
• Ruth Warrick as Ruth Treadwell
• Charlotte Greenwood as Aunt Netty
• Henry Hull as Dan Palmer
• John Hoyt as Ben Lathrop
• Arthur Hunnicutt as Chet Williams
• Clarence Muse as Voodoo
• Harry Lauter as Bud Ransome
• Visalia Abbe as Dan Patch, a Horse

Soundtrack

• Clarence Muse – “Can’t Get You Then – Can’t Get You Now” (Written by Martin Broones)
• Clarence Muse – “Mixed Team” (Written by Alexander Laszlo (composer))
• “My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night” (Written by Stephen Foster)