The Sporting Lover

1926•1h 10m

DramaRomanceWar

Captain Terrance Connaughton loses his stable of horses in a card game with Algernon Cravens.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Faultless Pictures

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

No providers available for this region.

Cast

Conway Tearle

Barbara Bedford

Ward Crane

Arthur Rankin

Charles McHugh

John Fox Jr.

Bodil Rosing

Similar Movies

Little Women

1917

Movie

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Little Women

1917

The Shadow of the East

1924

Movie

Barry Craven meets former sweetheart Gillian Locke, who is visiting India with her father. Craven's love for Gillian is revived, but he already has a wife, Lolaire, a native. In a jealous rage, Lolaire kills herself, freeing Craven, who returns to England and marries Gillian. His Indian servant, Kunwar Singh, casts a spell on Craven, causing him to leave Gillian and to go into the Algerian desert. There he joins Said, an old university friend who is the son of an Algerian sheik. Gillian follows, the servant is killed, and with him dies the spell, "The Shadow of the East."

The Shadow of the East

1924

Today and Tomorrow

1912

Movie

Today and Tomorrow (Hungarian: Ma és holnap) is a 1912 film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Gyula Abonyi and Jenőné Veszprémy.

Today and Tomorrow

1912

The Weaker Vessel

1919

Movie

Abby Hopkins, the eldest of a small-town newspaper-owner's five daughters, is urged by her family to marry the wealthy, twice-widowed J.B. Hanks. Abby leaves Hank on the night of the wedding and goes to New York, where she supports herself as a waitress and shares an apartment with a co-worker. At the restaurant, Abby meets J. Booth Hunter, a heavy-drinking "ham" actor, and tries to convince him to give up liquor. Hanks shows up one day and during a battle with his estranged wife, Hunter comes to Abby's rescue. Abby finally gets a divorce from Hanks, Hunter conquers his drinking habit, and Abby marries him.

The Weaker Vessel

1919

Kiss or Kill

1918

Movie

Henry Warner (Herbert Rawlinson) is so broke that he has sold his overcoat and now his landlady won't leave him alone about the rent. When he sees a wallet sticking out of a rich man's pocket, he's desperate enough to steal it. The police give pursuit, and Henry winds up in someone's study. The man who lives there, Middleton (Alfred Allen) has been looking for someone with Henry's nerve and offers him a job (along with an overcoat and some cash): He must steal back a will that Middleton's nephew, Craig (Harry Carter) stole from him.

Kiss or Kill

1918

Freckles

1917

Movie

Freckles, a one-armed orphan tired of being tormented by others runs away eventually finding a place as a watchman in the timber camp, The Limberlost. He falls in love with Angel but feeling unworthy of her keeps his feelings silent until a near catastrophic incident reveals the bond between them.

Freckles

1917

The Offenders

1922

Movie

Girl is held at mercy of gang of crooks, her only friend being a half-wit. A murder is committed and blame shifted to the girl. The half-wit has seen it but cannot remember. When he is cured, his testimony frees the girl.

The Offenders

1922

Esmeralda

1922

Movie

Silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo.

Esmeralda

1922

No Image

Her Sacrifice

1926

Movie

A woman with a sordid past is redeemed by love in this silent melodrama from low-budget Sanford Productions.

Her Sacrifice

1926

No Image

Over the Hills

1911

Movie

A young woman who disguises herself as a man to go gold prospecting after her father and brother forbid her from joining them.

Over the Hills

1911

The Song of Songs

1.0

1918

Movie

When composer Anselm Kardos leaves his alcoholic wife, he gives his daughter Lily an unfinished love ode entitled "The Song of Songs" and warns her to keep her artistic temperament in check.

The Song of Songs

1918

1.0

Shackles of Gold

1.0

1922

Movie

Gibbs is a laborer at the docks who, through his hard work and good judgment, becomes a millionaire on Wall Street. He becomes acquainted with the Van Dusens, who have lost their fortune. Mrs. Van Dusen pushes her daughter Marie into a loveless marriage with Gibbs so that the family can retain its social standing. Gibbs realizes, however, that his money cannot buy his wife's affection.

Shackles of Gold

1922

1.0