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  • The King of the Turf (1926)
  • 70 min | Drama
The King of the Turf (1926)
70 min | Drama

Genteel southern horse-breeder Col. Richard Fairfax is framed on the charge of embezzlement by Martyn Selsby, his business partner, and sentenced to jail. Selsby soon dies of apoplexy, first dictating a confession to exonerate Fairfax; ...See moreGenteel southern horse-breeder Col. Richard Fairfax is framed on the charge of embezzlement by Martyn Selsby, his business partner, and sentenced to jail. Selsby soon dies of apoplexy, first dictating a confession to exonerate Fairfax; Selsby's wife is afraid of scandal, however, and places the confession in a wall safe. Time passes. The colonel serves out his sentence and returns home in the company of four friends he has made in prison: John Doe Smit, Red Kelly, Soup Conley, and Dude Morlanti. Selsby's son, Tom, who is infatuated with the colonel's daughter, Kate, offers to give her his father's confession if she will marry him. Smith overhears this remark and with the help of his former cellmates recovers the confession. The colonel's name is cleared, and his horse, entered in an important race, wins a gold cup. Kate and John Doe get along just fine. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Feb 28, 1926 (United States)

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Name Known for
George Irving
Colonel Fairfax Colonel Fairfax   See fewer
Patsy Ruth Miller
Kate Fairfax Kate Fairfax   See fewer
Kenneth Harlan
John Doe Smith John Doe Smith   See fewer
Alan Roscoe
Tom Selsby (as Al Roscoe) Tom Selsby (as Al Roscoe)   See fewer
Kathleen Kirkham
Letitia Selsby Letitia Selsby   See fewer
Mary Carr
Martha Fairfax Martha Fairfax   See fewer
David Torrence
Martyn Selsby Martyn Selsby   See fewer
David Kirby
Red Kelly (as Dave Kirby) Red Kelly (as Dave Kirby)   See fewer
Billy Franey
Soup Conley (as William Franey) Soup Conley (as William Franey)   See fewer
Eddie Phillips
Dude Morlanti Dude Morlanti   See fewer
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