The Sporting Duchess

Overview

Very jealous of the Duke of Desborough's prize race horse "Clipstone," Major Roland Mostyn schemes to destroy his rival and thus obtain possession of the animal. After framing the duke's wife Muriel in a false adultery suit which results in divorce, Mostyn ruins the young duke at cards, thus forcing him to auction his horse in order to pay his debts. Muriel, heartbroken by the separation, persuades her old friend Captain Streatfield to purchase the horse and enter him in the derby. Mostyn bets all his money on his horse and attempts to fix the race but his plot is discovered and Clipstone wins the contest. After Muriel's innocence is proven, Mostyn's villainy towards the duke is finally stopped and the couple is happily reunited.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 29, 1920

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Vitagraph Company of America

Cast

William H. Turner,Gustav von Seyffertitz,May McAvoy,John Goldsworthy,Robert Agnew,Dan Comfort,Alice Joyce,Edward Keenan,Lionel Pape,C.T. Elmerand 2 more

Director

George Terwilliger

Writer

Henry Hamilton,Cecil Raleigh,Augustus Harris,Lucien Hubbard

Cinematography

Charles J. Davis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0011727