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His Last Race
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5800 feet
Directed by Reeves Eason and Howard Mitchell (Howard M. Mitchell)
Cast: Rex Baker (Reg ‘Snowy’ Baker) [Richard ‘Dick’ Carleton], Gladys Brockwell [Mary Dean], William Scott [Stewart], Harry Depp [Denny], Pauline Starke [Ann, Denny’s wife], Robert McKim [Tim Bresnahan], Noah Beery [Packy Sloane], Tully Marshall [Mr. Strong], Alec B. Francis [Doctor Rand], Robert Kortman [a henchman], Edward Burns, Phil Hall, Dick Sutherland, [?] King Baggot?, [?] Harry Burns?, Boomerang the horse [Mankiller]
Phil Goldstone Productions production. / From a story by Richard Schayer. Art direction by Gustave Ertl. Cinematography by George W. Lane and Jackson Rose. Presented by Phil Goldstone. / Released August 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by The International Cinematograph Corporation, Limited.
Drama: Action.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 1 September 1923, page ?] Carleton goes off to the mountains after failing to win Mary, who fancies herself in love with another whom she marries. Carleton and some newly-found friends establish a health resort to make money and Mary, a widow, after a time brings her small son there to regain his strength. Carleton’s enemies plan to get hold of the property and try to steal his horse before the race, but Carleton is too clever for them and succeeds in saving the race, the property and winning Mary.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Horses
Listing updated: 26 January 2025.
References: ClasIm-221 p. 53 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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