The Shamrock Handicap

The Shamrock Handicap
Directed by	John Ford
Produced by	John Ford
Written by	Peter B. Kyne John Stone Elizabeth Pickett
Starring	Janet Gaynor Leslie Fenton
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	May 2, 1926 (1926-05-02)
Running time	66 minutes (22.9 frame/s)
Country	United States
Language	Silent

The Shamrock Handicap is a 1926 American romance film directed by John Ford. A print of the film still exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.^[1]

The actor/director Willard Louis died during the production of this film. He is sometimes erroneously stated to have died during the production of Warner's Don Juan even though his character in that film simply vanishes.

Cast

Janet Gaynor - Lady Sheila O'Hara
Leslie Fenton - Neil Ross
Willard Louis - Orville Finch
J. Farrell MacDonald - Cornelius Emmet Sarsfield 'Con' O'Shea
Claire McDowell - Molly O'Shea
Louis Payne - Sir Miles O'Hara
George Harris - Jockey Bennie Ginsburg (as Georgie Harris)
Andy Clark - 'Chesty' Morgan
Ely Reynolds - Virus Cakes
Thomas Delmar - Michaels (uncredited)
Bill Elliott - Well-Wishing Villager (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst - The Procurer of Taxes (uncredited)
Eric Mayne - Doctor (uncredited)

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References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Shamrock Handicap". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-03-09.

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External links

The Shamrock Handicap at the Internet Movie Database

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Peter B. Kyne screen credits

The Three Godfathers (1916)
Marked Men (1919)
The Valley of the Giants (1919)
Action (1921)
Red Courage (1921)
Brothers Under the Skin (1922)
Kindred of the Dust (1922)
Loving Lies (1924)
Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925)
The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
Pals in Paradise (1926)
The Understanding Heart (1927)
Heroes of the West (1932 serial)
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)
Three Godfathers (1936)
Flaming Frontiers (1938 serial)
3 Godfathers (1948)

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