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The Shamrock Handicap (1926)

Overview

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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John Ford profile
John Ford

Director

Cast

Janet Gaynor profile
Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Leslie Fenton profile
Leslie Fenton

Neil Ross

Willard Louis profile
Willard Louis

Orville Finch

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

Con O'Shea

Claire McDowell profile
Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea

Louis Payne profile
Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara

George Harris profile
George Harris

Jockey Ginsburg

Andy Clark profile
Andy Clark

'Chesty' Morgan

Ely Reynolds profile
Ely Reynolds

Virus Cakes

Thomas Delmar profile
Thomas Delmar

Michaels

Bill Elliott profile
Bill Elliott

Well-Wishing Villager

Brandon Hurst profile
Brandon Hurst

The Procurer of Taxes

Janet Gaynor profile
Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Leslie Fenton profile
Leslie Fenton

Neil Ross

Willard Louis profile
Willard Louis

Orville Finch

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

Con O'Shea

Claire McDowell profile
Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea

Louis Payne profile
Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara

George Harris profile
George Harris

Jockey Ginsburg

Andy Clark profile
Andy Clark

'Chesty' Morgan

Ely Reynolds profile
Ely Reynolds

Virus Cakes

Thomas Delmar profile
Thomas Delmar

Michaels

Bill Elliott profile
Bill Elliott

Well-Wishing Villager

Brandon Hurst profile
Brandon Hurst

The Procurer of Taxes

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Release Date

May 2, 1926

Original Language

No Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Fox Film Corporation logo

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