| ~Hold Your Horses~ 1921 |
| ~Promotional photograph from The California Theater promoting the screening of "Hold Your Horses," for the week of January 30th, 1921. This photograph features Tom Moore with Naomi Childers~ |
| ~Cast~ Tom Moore ... Daniel Canavan Sylvia Ashton ... Hoonora Canavan Naomi Childers ... Beatrice Newness Bertram Grassby ... Rodman Cadbury Mortimer E. Stinson ... Jim James Sidney Ainsworth ... Horace Slayton |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Dan Canavan, a raw immigrant from Ireland, goes from street cleaner to husband of society belle
Beatrice Newness. As a street cleaner he is trampled by horses drawing the Newness Victoria. The
accident leaves on his chest a scar in the shape of a horseshoe that perpetually brings him good
luck. He finds he can control the world with the wave of a red flag. He makes this power the basis of
his philosophy of life, and becoming a politician, he rises quickly to the position of czar of the city.
He takes as his wife the woman whose horses once trampled him. When, however, she tires of his
boorish, lower class manner and is about to leave him, he again waves the red flag and she is made
to see his intrinsic worth beyond superficial manifestation.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
Beatrice Newness. As a street cleaner he is trampled by horses drawing the Newness Victoria. The
accident leaves on his chest a scar in the shape of a horseshoe that perpetually brings him good
luck. He finds he can control the world with the wave of a red flag. He makes this power the basis of
his philosophy of life, and becoming a politician, he rises quickly to the position of czar of the city.
He takes as his wife the woman whose horses once trampled him. When, however, she tires of his
boorish, lower class manner and is about to leave him, he again waves the red flag and she is made
to see his intrinsic worth beyond superficial manifestation.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: E. Mason Hopper Written by: Gerald C. Duffy Based on the short story "Canavan, the Man Who Had His Way" by Rupert Hughes in The Saturday Evening Post (11 Sep 1909). |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Distribution Company: Goldwyn Distributing Company Cinematography by: John J. Mescall Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: January 28, 1921 |
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