Kentucky Pride
This rare John Ford silent is a charming, sweetly sentimental tale of the relationship between humans and animals told largely from the point of view of a racehorse who observes as her breeder (Henry B. Walthall) is forced to sell her when he loses everything in a poker game. Several of the era’s most famous racehorses make appearances, including the legendary champion thoroughbred Man o’ War.
Cast
Gertrude Astor
as Mrs. Beaumont
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Donavan
Henry B. Walthall
as Mr. Beaumont
Peaches Jackson
as Virginia Beaumont
Man o' War
as Race Horse
Winston Miller
as Danny Donavan
Malcolm Waite
as Carter
Belle Stoddard
as Mrs. Donovan
George H. Reed
as Trainer
Sayre Dearing
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
