The Shamrock Handicap

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Age : 77 | Popularity : 64%

Leslie Fenton

Neil Ross

Age : N/A | Popularity : 22%

Willard Louis

Orville Finch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

J. Farrell MacDonald

Con O'Shea

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea

Age : 88 | Popularity : 23%

Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

George Harris

Jockey Ginsburg

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Andy Clark

'Chesty' Morgan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Story	Peter B. Kyne
	Writer	Elizabeth Pickett
Editing	Editor	Elizabeth Pickett
Directing	Director	John Ford
Camera	Director of Photography	George Schneiderman
Production	Producer	John Ford
Department	Role	Name

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