The Sporting Duchess (1920)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Alice Joyce

Muriel, Duchess of Desborough

Percy Marmont

Douglas, Duke of Desborough

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Major Roland Mostyn

Edith Campbell

Mrs. Delmaine

Lionel Pape

Captain Cyprian Streatfield

John Goldsworthy

Rupert Leigh

Dan Comfort

Harold

May McAvoy

Mary Aylmer

Robert Agnew

Dick Hammond

William H. Turner

Joseph Aylmer

Edward Keenan

Jockey

C.T. Elmer

Director & Crew

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