Film

The Shamrock Handicap

1926 · 1h 6m · Romance · Drama

IMDb

6.2

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.

Janet Gaynor

Lady Sheila O'Hara

Leslie Fenton

Neil Ross

Willard Louis

Orville Finch

J. Farrell MacDonald

Con O'Shea

Claire McDowell

Molly O'Shea

Louis Payne

Sir Miles O'Hara

George Harris

Jockey Ginsburg

Andy Clark

'Chesty' Morgan

Ely Reynolds

Virus Cakes

Thomas Delmar

Michaels

Bill Elliott

Well-Wishing Villager

Brandon Hurst

The Procurer of Taxes

Eric Mayne

Doctor

Eleanore Vogel

Woman (uncredited)

• John FordDirector · Producer
• Elizabeth PickettWriter · Editor
• Peter B. KyneStory
• George SchneidermanDirector of Photography

Release date

May 2, 1926

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 6m

Rated

NR

Genres

Romance, Drama