The Million Dollar Handicap (1925)
After buying the filly Dixie following a strong finish Southern horse breeder John Porter discovers she has been doped for the contest. When he is paralyzed from a fall from Dixie his son, Alan, embezzles money from the bank to save the family finances. Because of his love for Alan's sister Alis, George Mortimer takes the blame for the crime, losing his job. Disguised as a boy, Alis enters Dixie in a race and rides the horse to victory and all ends happily.
Director: Scott Sidney
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Vera Reynolds as Alis Porter |
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Edmund Burns as George Mortimer |
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Ralph Lewis as John Porter |
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Ward Crane as Phillip Crane |
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Tom Wilson as Tom |
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Clarence Burton as Langdon |
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Rosa Gore as Marilda Porter |
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Lon Poff as Milkman |
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Danny Hoy as Jockey |
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Ralph Emerson as Alan Porter |
| Writing | William Alexander Fraser | Novel |
| Directing | Scott Sidney | Director |
| Writing | F. McGrew Willis | Adaptation |
| Camera | Devereaux Jennings | Director of Photography |
| Art | Charles L. Cadwallader | Art Direction |
| Production | George C. Bertholon | Production Manager |