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.
Movie: The Shamrock Handicap
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lady Sheila O'Hara
Neil Ross
Orville Finch
Con O'Shea
Molly O'Shea
Sir Miles O'Hara
Jockey Ginsburg
'Chesty' Morgan
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