The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
66 min
Because he refuses to collect rent payments from his impoverished tenants, kindly Irish nobleman Sir Miles Gaffney is in danger of losing his estate. He is forced to sell off part of his racing stable to a wealthy American, who takes along Gaffney's jockey Neil Ross as part of the bargain. When Neil is crippled in a racing accident, Sir Miles and his daughter Sheila sail to America with their prize horse "Dark Rosaleen" in tow. The first film having an Irish motif that John Ford directed, a six reel delight set in Eire's County Kildare and in the United States, with a steeplechase background, mixing charged elements of comedy and sentimental drama.
- Data de estreia
- 2 de maio de 1926
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Janet Gaynor como Lady Sheila O'Hara
- Leslie Fenton como Neil Ross
- J. Farrell MacDonald como Con O'Shea
- Louis Payne como Sir Miles O'Hara
- Claire McDowell como Molly O'Shea
- Willard Louis como Orville Finch
- Andy Clark como 'Chesty' Morgan
- George Harris como Jockey Ginsburg
- Ely Reynolds como Virus Cakes
- Thomas Delmar como Michaels
Equipe
- John Ford · Diretor(a)
- Peter B. Kyne · Roteirista
- Elizabeth Pickett · Roteirista
- John Stone · Roteirista
- George Schneiderman · Diretor(a) de fotografia