His Last Race Explained

His Last Race
Director:	Reeves Eason Howard Mitchell
Producer:	Phil Goldstone
Starring:	Pauline Starke Noah Beery Snowy Baker
Cinematography:	Jackson Rose
Studio:	Phil Goldstone Productions
Released:	August
Runtime:	5,800 feet^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

His Last Race is a 1923 American film starring Australian actor Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker. It was billed as a "thrill-o-drama" with a story written around action scenes.^[2]

Plot

A horse is about to take its last race. Gangsters try to ensure the horse does not win.^[3]

Cast

Rex (Snowy) Baker as Carleton
Gladys Brockwell as Mary
William Scott as Stewart
Harry Depp as Denny
Pauline Starke as Denny's wife
Robert McKim as Tim Bresnahan
Noah Beery as Packy Sloane
Boomerang as himself, a horse
Tully Marshall as Mr. Strong
King Baggot
Harry Burns
- Dick Sutherland Alec B. Francis
Bob Kortman as henchman

Production

Charles Chauvel worked on the film.^[4]

External links

- His Last Race at TCMDB

Notes and References

http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HisLastRace1923.html His Last Race
Story Is Different: "'His Last Race', Running at Forum, Called 'Thrill-o-Drama'" Los Angeles Times December 21, 1924: C22.
"You'll Find a Thrill or So in 'His Last Race': It's a Pleasant Well Done Program Film." Tinee, Mae. Chicago Daily Tribune November 28, 1923: 17.
News: It All Began With a Feature Movie On The Kelly Gang. . The News. Adelaide. November 16, 1946 . February 20, 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.