The Home Stretch (1921) DVD-R

Starring Douglas MacLean, Beatrice Burnham, Walt Whitman, Margaret Livingston, Wade Boteler
Directed by Jack Nelson
Print: Black/White
Runtime: 50 min
Genre: Drama

Johnny Hardwick inherits a thoroughbred, "Honeyblossom," and stakes his entire bankroll on her, but in rescuing Gwen Duffy from danger at the racetrack he causes his horse to lose. Later, in the city, Mr. Duffy hires Johnny to manage his hotel, where he meets and falls in love with the storekeeper's daughter Margaret. The appearance of his friend Molly results in a temporary rupture, and after winning money for Warren on Honeyblossom, Johnny goes away. A year later he returns and learns that Margaret is to marry Hi Simpkins. When Duffy brings Margaret to him, however, they are reunited.