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The Shamrock Handicap

The Shamrock Handicap

May 02, 1926 1h 6m
5.1
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Synopsis

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.

Title The Shamrock Handicap
Companies Fox Film Corporation
Countries United States of America
Keywords
Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara
Willard Louis

Willard Louis

Orville Finch
Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea
Louis Payne

Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara
George Harris

George Harris

Jockey Ginsburg
Andy Clark

Andy Clark

'Chesty' Morgan
Ely Reynolds

Ely Reynolds

Virus Cakes
Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Well-Wishing Villager
Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

The Procurer of Taxes

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