The Million Dollar Handicap
The Million Dollar Handicap is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Edmund Burns, Ralph Lewis and Ward Crane.[1] It is based on the 1902 novel Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser. It was released in Britain the following year under the alternative title The Pride of the Paddock.
| The Million Dollar Handicap | |
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| Directed by | Scott Sidney |
| Written by | F. McGrew Willis |
| Based on | Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser |
| Produced by | George C. Bertholon John C. Flinn |
| Starring | Edmund Burns Ralph Lewis Ward Crane |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings |
Production company | Metropolitan Pictures Corporation of California |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation FBO Pictures (UK) |
Release date | February 7, 1925 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
A Southern horse breeder buys a filly named Dixie and enters her in a race, only for her to be doped and his family's fortunes to implode. Eventually his daughter rides it to victory, solving their various misfortunes.
Cast
- Edmund Burns as George Mortimer
- Ralph Lewis as John Porter
- Ward Crane as Phillip Crane
- Tom Wilson as Tom
- Clarence Burton as Langdon
- Danny Hoy as Jockey
- Rosa Gore as Marilda Porter
- Ralph Emerson as Alan Porter
- Lon Poff as Milkman
References
- Connelly p.386
Bibliography
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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