The Shamrock Handicap

5.1
19261h 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.

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Cast

Photo of Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Photo of Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Neil Ross

Photo of Willard Louis

Willard Louis

Orville Finch

Photo of Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea

Photo of Louis Payne

Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara

Photo of George Harris

George Harris

Jockey Ginsburg

Photo of Andy Clark

Andy Clark

'Chesty' Morgan

Photo of Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Well-Wishing Villager

Photo of Brandon Hurst

Brandon Hurst

The Procurer of Taxes

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