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