The Sporting Chance
| The Sporting Chance | |
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| Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
| Written by | John P. Bernard |
| Story by | Jack Boyle |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Desmond O'Brien |
| Edited by | Harry Jackson |
Production company | Tiffany-Stahl Productions |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Sporting Chance is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Lou Tellegen, Dorothy Phillips, and George Fawcett.[1][2]
Plot
[edit | edit source]As described in a film magazine review,[3] when Darrell Thornton rejects the attentions of her wealthy Northerner admirer, she learns that her sweetheart, a Southerner, is in danger of having his race horse attacked by the Sheriff for his debts. The Northerner is willing to keep the horse from being attacked and keep the Southerner from jail if Miss Thornton will be his bride. She makes the promise to marry the Northerner. However, after the race horse has been smuggled onto the race track and hitched to an ice cream truck, it wins the race, recovering enough prize money to stay the debts. Patricia is now free to reject her suitor and marry the Southerner.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Lou Tellegen as Darrell Thornton
- Dorothy Phillips as Patricia Winthrop
- George Fawcett as Caleb Winthrop
- Theodore von Eltz as Robert Selby
- Sheldon Lewis as Michael Collins
- Andy Clark as Jockey
- Oscar Apfel
- Toy Gallagher
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Wlaschin p. 251
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Sporting Chance Archived June 15, 2022, at the Wayback Machine at silentera.com
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Ken Wlaschin. Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland & Co., 2009. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- The Sporting Chance at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1925 films
- Films directed by Oscar Apfel
- American silent feature films
- 1920s English-language films
- Tiffany Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- American horse racing films
- 1920s sports drama films
- 1925 drama films
- 1920s American films
- American silent sports drama films
- English-language sports drama films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs