His Last Dollar (1914)
Synopsis
Former newsboy and jockey Joe Braxton, becomes a millionaire rancher and decides to visit New York. He soon becomes the prey of swindler Tom Linson and socialite Viola Grayson. Linson defrauds Braxton's old employer, Colonel Downs, and attempts to corrupt Eleanor, the colonel's daughter. When Eleanor learns that Linson intends to destroy Joe on the stock exchange, she warns him, disregarding Linson's threat to ruin her reputation. Eleanor is too late, but Joe recovers his losses by riding Mongrel to victory in the Kentucky Futurity, after having stacked his last dollar on the horse's success.
Release Date: 1914-10-28
Runtime: 50 minutes
Director: Frank Powell
Top Cast
- David Higgins as Joe Braxton
- Betty Gray as Eleanor Downs
- Hal Clarendon as Linson
- Edgar L. Davenport as Colonel Downs
- Wellington A. Playter as Broker
- Jack Pickford as Jockey Jones
- Nat G. Deverich as Jockey Ross
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