Kentucky Pride (1925)
Famous Fast Feet that will quicken your Pulse
This rare John Ford silent is a charming, sweetly sentimental tale of the relationship between humans and animals told largely from the point of view of a racehorse who observes as her breeder (Henry B. Walthall) is forced to sell her when he loses everything in a poker game. Several of the era’s most famous racehorses make appearances, including the legendary champion thoroughbred Man o’ War.
Casting
- Gertrude Astor — Mrs. Beaumont
- J. Farrell MacDonald — Donavan
- Henry B. Walthall — Mr. Beaumont
- Peaches Jackson — Virginia Beaumont
- Man o' War — Race Horse
- Winston Miller — Danny Donavan
- Malcolm Waite — Carter
- Belle Stoddard — Mrs. Donovan
- George H. Reed — Trainer
- Sayre Dearing — Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
- Robert Dudley — Preacher (uncredited)
- Michael Dark — Mr. Ogden (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Kentucky Pride is a 1925 American silent drama film from Fox Film about the life of a horse breeder and racer, directed by the famed film director John Ford and starring Henry B. Walthall. It is among Ford's lesser-known works, but has been praised for sweetness and charm and its beautiful depiction of the life of horses and the relationship between the protagonist and his daughter. Several well-known thoroughbred racehorses appear in the film, including the legendary Man o' War. A print of Kentucky Pride is in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
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