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The Shamrock Handicap(1926)

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ReleasedRomance,Drama1h 6m

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.

Budget:

$ 0

Directed by:

John Ford

Written by:

Elizabeth Pickett

Cast

Janet Gaynor thumbnail

Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Leslie Fenton thumbnail

Leslie Fenton

Neil Ross

Willard Louis thumbnail

Willard Louis

Orville Finch

J. Farrell MacDonald thumbnail

J. Farrell MacDonald

Con O'Shea

Claire McDowell thumbnail

Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea

Louis Payne thumbnail

Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara

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