Silks and Saddles (1929)
Jockey Johnny Spencer loses his job with Mrs. Calhoun for throwing a race. An adventuress named Sybil, who made Johnny hold back Mrs. Calhoun's horse, Lady, leaves him, and he becomes a racetrack bum. Johnny returns to Mrs. Calhoun's stable when the new jockey proves unable to manage Lady. Johnny wins the next race, thereby regaining Mrs. Calhoun's confidence and winning the love of her attractive daughter, Lucy.
- Date of release
- 1929-01-20
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Robert F. Hill
Casting
- Richard Walling — Johnny Spencer
- Marian Nixon — Lucy Calhoun
- Sam De Grasse — William Morrissey
- Montagu Love — Walter Sinclair
- Mary Nolan — Sybil Morrissey
- Otis Harlan — Jimmy McKee
- David Torrence — Judge Clifford
- Claire McDowell — Mrs. Calhoun
- Johnny Fox — Ellis
- Hayden Stevenson — Trainer
Interesting facts
Silks and Saddles is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Edward Clark, James Gruen, Paul Gangelin, Faith Thomas, J.G. Hawks and Albert DeMond. The film stars Richard Walling, Marian Nixon, Sam De Grasse, Montagu Love, Mary Nolan and Otis Harlan. The film was released on January 20, 1929, by Universal Pictures.
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