The Shamrock Handicap is a 1926 American romance film directed by John Ford.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, young Neil Ross bids good bye to Sheila and sails to America with Finch, who promises to make him a famous jockey. Neil is injured in his first race and is partially paralyzed. Sheila and her father, now bankrupt, come to America and learn of Neil's sad plight. Rosaleen, an Irish filly and the last of Sheila's father's prize string, is entered in the big handicap and Neil is heartbroken because he cannot ride her. At the last minute before the race, the scheduled jockey is injured. Neil jumps into the saddle, rides Rosaleen to victory, curing his paralysis at the same time. With the winnings, they all sail back to Ireland.
Cast Janet Gaynor as Lady Sheila O'Hara Leslie Fenton as Neil Ross Willard Louis as Orville Finch J. Farrell MacDonald as Cornelius Emmet Sarsfield "Con" O'Shea Claire McDowell as Molly O'Shea Louis Payne as Sir Miles O'Hara George Harris as Jockey Bennie Ginsburg (credited as Georgie Harris) Andy Clark as "Chesty" Morgan Ely Reynolds as Virus Cakes Thomas Delmar as Michaels (uncredited) Bill Elliott as Well-Wishing Villager (uncredited) Brandon Hurst as The Procurer of Taxes (uncredited) Eric Mayne as Doctor (uncredited)
Preservation Prints of the film exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive and Cinematheque Royale de Belgique.
See also List of films about horses List of films about horse racing
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(restored MOMA print)