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Seabiscuit Characters. History Through Film Mr. Clark. Charles Howard. Tom Smith. “Red” Pollard. John “Red” Pollard. “Red” Pollard. Depression child Abandoned by family Struggles (homeless, failed jockey, boxer) Travels to Mexico Discovered by Smith Jockey for Seabiscuit. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SeabiscuitCharacters
History Through Film
Mr. Clark
“Red” Pollard
Tom Smith
Charles Howard
John “Red” Pollard
“Red” Pollard• Depression child
• Abandoned by family
• Struggles (homeless, failed jockey, boxer)
• Travels to Mexico
• Discovered by Smith
• Jockey for Seabiscuit
Charles Howard
Charles Howard• Bike mechanic
• Buick salesman (successful)
• Loses child and wife (Depression)
• Vacations in Mexico
• Marries Marcella
• Purchases Seabisuit
• Assembles “team”
Tom Smith
Tom Smith• Cowboy
• Loses frontier
• Travels with Wild West show
• Rescues injured horse
• Hired by Howard as trainer
• Trains Seabiscuit
• Hires Pollard
“Red” Pollard
Tom Smith
Seabiscuit
Marcella Howard
Marcella Howard• Young & single
• Meets Howard in Mexico
• Relationship with Howard
• Marries Howard
• Introduces him to horses
George Woolf
George Woolf• Most famous and successful jockey in
America at this time
• Nicknamed the “Iceman”
• Wealthy, successful, dresses well
• Opposite of Pollard
• friends/rivals with Pollard
Tick Tock McLaughlin
Tick Tock McLaughlin• Radio announcer
• Announces horse races, primarily on West Coast
• Sound effects
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit• Grandson of Man O’ War (won 20 of
21; one of greatest horses ever)
• Son of Hard Tack (talented but mean)
• “damaged” and angry
• Tossed aside
• Purchased by Howard
• Inspires average Americans