The Shamrock Handicap

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Romance,

Drama

Duration:

66 minutes

Year:

1926

Director:

John Ford

)}

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Cast:

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Neil Ross

Orville Finch

Con O'Shea

Molly O'Shea

Crew:

Director

Director of Photography

Story

Writer

Editor