The Sporting Lover
| The Sporting Lover | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Hale |
| Produced by | Edward Small E.M. Asher |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The Sporting Lover is a 1926 American sports romance film directed by Alan Hale and starring Conway Tearle, Barbara Bedford and Ward Crane.[2][3] It was based on the British play Good Luck by Ian Hay.
Plot
During the First World War an American officer and a British aristocrat fall in love but are separated. After the war he returns to find her engaged to another man. The issue is settled by a bet on The Derby horse race.[4]
Cast
- Conway Tearle - Captain Terrance Connaughton
- Barbara Bedford - Lady Gwendolyn
- Ward Crane - Captain Sir Phillip Barton
- Arthur Rankin - Algernon Cravens
- Charles McHugh - Paddy O'Brien - Connaughton's Servant
- Johnny Fox - Aloysius Patrick O'Brien - Paddy's Son
- Bodil Rosing - Nora O'Brien
- George Ovey - Jockey
References
- ^ "The Sporting Lover". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52388
- ^ THRILLS AT AMBASSADOR The Washington Post (1923-1954) [Washington, D.C] 04 July 1926: F2.
- ^ ""THE SPORTING LOVER."". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 9 December 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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