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directed by Francis Ford and starring Ford,

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and

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.Munden p.811 Made as an

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, it was directed by Francis Ford who was the elder brother of the better-known

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. Copies of the film still survive, unlike many independent productions of the era.

Synopsis

After years at a

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, a young woman returns to

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. She arrives just in time to stop a

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she owns from being scratched from the

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Cast

as Betty * Francis Ford as Daddy Bill/'Colonel' Bill *

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

Bibliography

* 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

* {{Francis Ford 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Francis Ford Films set in Kentucky American horse racing films 1920s American films