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Winning the Futurity

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Original title

Year

1926

Running time

60 min.

Country

United States

Director

Scott R. Dunlap

Screenwriter

Finis Fox. Story: Hunt Stromberg

Cast

Producer

Chadwick Pictures Corporation. Distributor: Chadwick Pictures Corporation

Genre

Drama | Silent Film. Melodrama. Remake. Horses

Synopsis

Chet Kildare, a war profiteer, seeks the hand of Colonel Barkley's daughter, Nelle, though she looks with disfavor upon his undiplomatic advances. Instead, she becomes attracted to Luke Allen, a carefree mountain boy whose strength and spirit impress her. Luke, with the connivance of Uncle Mose, faithful retainer of the Barkleys, saves a baby colt owned by the colonel from being shot, intending to raise it to contend in the Kentucky Futurity. A year passes. Kildare wins the Barkley estate from the colonel in a poker game while the colonel is drunk. The next morning, Nelle finds her father dead--leaving a document in which Kildare agrees to return the estate upon payment of $100,000 within 18 months. Another year passes, and Luke's horse, Firefly, is a contender in the Futurity. Kildare, who also has an entry, tries unsuccessfully to dope Firefly. Firefly wins the race, however, and Luke wins not only the $100,000 needed to regain the estate but also Nelle's hand.

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Winning the Futurity

1926

Scott R. Dunlap