Overview
This rare John Ford silent is a charming, sweetly sentimental tale of the relationship between humans and animals told largely from the point of view of a racehorse who observes as her breeder (Henry B. Walthall) is forced to sell her when he loses everything in a poker game. Several of the era’s most famous racehorses make appearances, including the legendary champion thoroughbred Man o’ War.
Cast
- Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Beaumont
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Donavan
- Henry B. Walthall as Mr. Beaumont
- Peaches Jackson as Virginia Beaumont
- Man o' War as Race Horse
- Winston Miller as Danny Donavan
- Malcolm Waite as Carter
- Belle Stoddard as Mrs. Donovan
- George H. Reed as Trainer
- Sayre Dearing as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)