Kentucky Pride (1925)
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.
Director:
John Ford
Writer:
Dorothy Yost
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Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Beaumont |
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J. Farrell MacDonald as Donavan |
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Henry B. Walthall as Mr. Beaumont |
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Peaches Jackson as Virginia Beaumont |
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Man o' War as Race Horse |
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Winston Miller as Danny Donavan |
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Malcolm Waite as Carter |
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Belle Stoddard as Mrs. Donovan |
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George H. Reed as Trainer |
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Sayre Dearing as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) |
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Robert Dudley as Preacher (uncredited) |
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Michael Dark as Mr. Ogden (uncredited) |
| Crew | Elizabeth Pickett | Title Graphics |
| Editing | Elizabeth Pickett | Editor |
| Camera | George Schneiderman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | Dorothy Yost | Screenplay |
| Directing | Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
