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The movie The Shamrock Handicap (Original title The Shamrock Handicap) has in the main roles on Janet Gaynor (Lady Sheila O'Hara), Leslie Fenton (Neil Ross), Claire McDowell (Molly O'Shea), Bill Elliott (Well-Wishing Villager), Eric Mayne (Doctor) The release date of the movie is 02.05.1926. This movie it is produced by Fox Film Corporation . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Romance, Movies Drama

Because he refuses to collect rent payments from his impoverished tenants, kindly Irish nobleman Sir Miles Gaffney is in danger of losing his estate. He is forced to sell off part of his racing stable to a wealthy American, who takes along Gaffney's jockey Neil Ross as part of the bargain. When Neil is crippled in a racing accident, Sir Miles and his daughter Sheila sail to America with their prize horse "Dark Rosaleen" in tow. The first film having an Irish motif that John Ford directed, a six reel delight set in Eire's County Kildare and in the United States, with a steeplechase background, mixing charged elements of comedy and sentimental drama.