Silks and Saddles

Silks and Saddles is a 1921 Australian film set in the world of horse racing directed by John K. Wells.

On the stud farm of Kangarooie, squatters daughter Bobbie wants her weak brother Richard to come home for her birthday, but her prefers the charms of the city, in particular the high society adventuress, Mrs Fane. Tubby Dennis OHara, who is in love with Bobbie, persuades Richard to come home and he brings Mrs Fane with him. OHara gives Bobbie his horse, Alert, as a present. Bobbie enters it in a race and Mrs Fane tries to stop her winning. Bobbie falls in love with a handsome man and rides Alert to victory.The film is one of the rare Australian movies to survive today almost in its entirety. It was made by Commonwealth Pictures, a company formed in October 1920 with Eric Griffin as managing director at a value of 10,000. They hired John K. Wells to direct he was an American who moved to Australia with Wilfred Lucas to work as an assistant director. ........

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