Racing Blood (1926 film)

Racing Blood
French poster
Directed by	Frank Richardson
Written by	James Bell Smith
Produced by	Renaud Hoffman Samuel Sax Glenn Belt
Starring	Robert Agnew Anne Cornwall John Elliott
Cinematography	Ray June
Production company	Gotham Pictures
Distributed by	Lumas Film Corporation Stoll Pictures (UK)
Release date	August 13, 1926 (1926-08-13)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Racing Blood is a 1926 American silent sports drama film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Robert Agnew, Anne Cornwall and John Elliott.[1]

Synopsis

College student James Fleming discovers that his uncle has gambled away his inheritance on a horse race and then killed himself. Worse it was at the hands of the man whose daughter James is in love with. He goes to work as a journalist and loses touch with her. He acquires a horse, unknowingly the very animal whose victory led to his uncle's downfall. He plans to race it in a steeplechase, but when he is unable to qualify his former girlfriend takes over and rides it to victory before they reconcile.

Cast

• Robert Agnew as James Fleminng
• Anne Cornwall as Muriel Sterlinng
• John Elliott as John Sterling
• Clarence Geldert as Harris Fleming
• Charles Sellon as 'Doc' Morton
• Robert Hale as Jockey Joe Brooks

References

1. Connelly p.400

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Racing Blood at IMDb