The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
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.
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Janet Gaynor
as Lady Sheila O'Hara
as Lady Sheila O'Hara
Leslie Fenton
as Neil Ross
as Neil Ross
Willard Louis
as Orville Finch
as Orville Finch
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Con O'Shea
as Con O'Shea
Claire McDowell
as Molly O'Shea
as Molly O'Shea
Louis Payne
as Sir Miles O'Hara
as Sir Miles O'Hara
George Harris
as Jockey Ginsburg
as Jockey Ginsburg
Andy Clark
as 'Chesty' Morgan
as 'Chesty' Morgan
Ely Reynolds
as Virus Cakes
as Virus Cakes
Thomas Delmar
as Michaels
as Michaels
Bill Elliott
as Well-Wishing Villager
as Well-Wishing Villager
Brandon Hurst
as The Procurer of Taxes
as The Procurer of Taxes
Eric Mayne
as Doctor
as Doctor
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John Ford
Director
Director
George Schneiderman
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Elizabeth Pickett
Writer
Writer
Elizabeth Pickett
Editor
Editor
Peter B. Kyne
Story
Story
John Ford
Producer
Producer
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