Thundering Hoofs (1922 film)
{{short description|1922 film}}
{{For|the later silent film of the same title|Thundering Hoofs (1924 film)}}
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| name = Thundering Hoofs
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| director = Francis Ford
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| starring = Francis Ford
Peggy O'Day
James T. Kelley
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| cinematography = O.G. Hill
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| studio = New Era Productions
| distributor = Anchor Film Distributors
| released = {{Film date|1922|10|01}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent
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Thundering Hoofs is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Francis Ford and starring Ford, Peggy O'Day and James T. Kelley.Munden p.811 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
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Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.