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The Sporting Chance

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Wikipedia article




'The Sporting Chance' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Lou Tellegen, Dorothy Phillips, and George Fawcett.Wlaschin p. 251[https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SportingChance1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Sporting Chance'] at silentera.com

Plot



As described in a film magazine review, 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 attached by the Sheriff for his debts. The Northerner is willing to keep the horse from being attached 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.

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* Ken Wlaschin. 'Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography'. McFarland & Co., 2009.


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