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Beggar on Horseback

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Beggar on Horseback

6.0

1h 10m

1925

Synopsis

Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the courage to seek love over comfort?

Director

James Cruze

Comedy

marriage proposaldreamsnightmarecomposerbased on play or musicalrich woman poor manfantasy sequencesilent filmdream sequencepartially lost film

Cast & Crew

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

as Neil McRae

Esther Ralston

Esther Ralston

as Cynthia Mason

Erwin Connelly

Erwin Connelly

as Mr. Cady

Gertrude Short

Gertrude Short

as Gladys Cady

Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

as Mrs. Cady

Theodore Kosloff

Theodore Kosloff

as Prince in Pantomime

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

as Princess in Pantomime

James Pier Mason

James Pier Mason

as Homer Cady (as James Mason)

Frederick Sullivan

Frederick Sullivan

as Dr. Rice

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