Thundering Hoofs (1922 film)

1922 film
  • October 1, 1922 (1922-10-01)
Running time
50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Thundering Hoofs is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Francis Ford and starring Ford, Peggy O'Day and James T. Kelley.[1] Made as an independent, it was directed by Francis Ford who was the elder brother of the better-known John Ford. Copies of the film still survive, unlike many independent productions of the era.

Plot

After years at a boarding school, a young woman returns to Kentucky. She arrives just in time to stop a racehorse she owns from being scratched from the Kentucky Derby.

Cast

  • Peggy O'Day as Betty
  • Francis Ford as Daddy Bill/'Colonel' Bill
  • James T. Kelley as Jimmy O'Brien
  • Florence Murth as Bill's Sister
  • Philip Ford as Jack - Bill's Nephew
  • Cecil McLean as Jack's Sweetheart - Betty's Chum

References

  1. ^ Munden p.811

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
  • Thundering Hoofs at IMDb
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Films directed by Francis Ford