The Sport of Kings (1921 film)

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The Sport of Kings is a 1921 British silent sports film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Victor McLaglen, Douglas Munro and Cyril Percival. [1] The screenplay concerns a man who tries to prevent his wealthy ward from marrying a man involved in the horseracing world.

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  1. "The Sport of Kings (1922) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2016.