Thundering Hoofs (1922 film)

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Thundering Hoofs
Directed by Francis Ford
Starring Francis Ford
Peggy O'Day
James T. Kelley
CinematographyO.G. Hill
Production
company
New Era Productions
Distributed byAnchor Film Distributors
Release date
October 1, 1922
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Thundering Hoofs is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Francis Ford and starring Ford, Peggy O'Day and James T. Kelley. [1] 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.

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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

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References

  1. Munden p.811

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