The Kentucky Derby (1922)

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Director:

King Baggot

Writers:

Charles T. Dazey (play)
George C. Hull (scenario)

Release Date:

October 1922 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

NOW FOR THE BIG EVENT!

Plot:

There is dirty work afoot in old Kentucky when a rival decides his horse will have a better chance of winning if the son of the owner isn't around...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Kidnapping | Jockey | Airplane | Gambling

Cast

Reginald Denny	...	Donald Gordon
Lillian Rich	...	Alice Brown
Emmett King	...	Col. Moncrief Gordon
Walter McGrail	...	Ralph Gordon
Gertrude Astor	...	Helen Gordon
Lionel Belmore	...	Col. Rome Woolrich
Kingsley Benedict	...	Joe
Bert Woodruff	...	Rance Newcombe
Bert Tracy	...	Topper Tom
Harry Carter	...	Bob Thurston
Wilfred Lucas	...	Capt. Wolff
Pat Harmon	...	Jensen
Anna Dodge	...	Mrs. Clancy (as Anna Hernandez)
Verne Winter	...	Timmy Clancy

Also Known As:

The Suburban Handicap (USA) (working title)
They're Off (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Trivia:

A Jewel Production. Universal, unlike many of its competitors, never owned a proprietary theater chain. This business decision would eventually pay off handsomely for the studio after the 1949 Supreme Court anti-trust decision that threaten to cripple its peers. However, it required the studio to carefully market its feature product to independent owners. Carl Laemmle devised a 3-tiered brand system: Red Feather (low-budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige productions). Jewel releases were produced in hopes of drawing higher roadshow ticket prices, a ploy that sometimes misfired. This branding system would fade away in late 1929.