Silks and Saddles (1921)
Bobbie Morton is a gutsy heroine in the grand Australian tradition. She's a champion horsewoman who can hold her own amongst the men of the racecourse. As part of her adventures she must come to the bottom of a secret race-rigging scam, as well as fend off the advances of an amorous squatter.
- Date of release
- 1921-07-05
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John K. Wells
Casting
- Agnes Vernon — Bobbie Morton
- Robert MacKinnon — Richard Morton Jr
- John Cosgrove — Dennis O'Hara
- Tal Ordell — Phillip Droone
- Evelyn Johnson — Myra Fane
- Raymond Lawrence — Jeffrey Manners
- Gerald Harcourt — Toby Makin
- Tommy Denman — Dingo
- Kennaquhair
- John Faulkner — Richard Morton Sr
Interesting facts
Silks and Saddles is a 1921 Australian silent film set in the world of horse racing that was directed by John K. Wells.
Production
The film survives today almost in its entirety. It was made by Commonwealth Pictures, with Eric Griffin as managing director. The company was formed in October 1920 with capital of £10,000. The company hired John K. Wells to direct; he was an American who moved to Australia with Wilfred Lucas to work as an assistant director.
The film was shot in and around Sydney, including at Randwick racecourse and at Camden, with interiors at E. J. Carroll's studio at Palmerston in Waverley. Footage was taken involving an aeroplane, one of the first Australian films to do so. The champion race horse Kennaquhair appears.
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