''The Sport of Kings'' is a 1921 British
silent sports film
A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the spor ...
directed by
Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began directing films by himself. ...
and starring
Victor McLaglen
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made se ...
,
Douglas Munro and
Cyril Percival
Cyril Percival (1889–1948) was a British film actor of the silent era.Goble p.122
Selected filmography
* '' Love in a Wood'' (1915)
* ''The Princess of Happy Chance
''The Princess of Happy Chance'' is a 1917 British silent romance film dir ...
.
The screenplay concerns a man who tries to prevent his wealthy
ward
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Division or unit
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from marrying a man involved in the
horseracing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...
world.
Cast
*
Victor McLaglen
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made se ...
as Frank Rosedale
*
Douglas Munro as James Winter
*
Cyril Percival
Cyril Percival (1889–1948) was a British film actor of the silent era.Goble p.122
Selected filmography
* '' Love in a Wood'' (1915)
* ''The Princess of Happy Chance
''The Princess of Happy Chance'' is a 1917 British silent romance film dir ...
as Harry Lawson
*
Phyllis Shannaw as Elaine Winter
See also
*
List of films about horse racing
The following is a list of films featuring horse racing.
List
See also
* List of films about horses
* List of highest grossing sports films
*List of sports films
References
{{Equestrian sports
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Films about animals playing sports
Horse ...
References
External links
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1921 films
1920s sports films
British silent feature films
British horse racing films
Films directed by Arthur Rooke
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent sports films
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