The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love(1907)

movie - first aired/released 1907-11-23 - 12 min - audience 5.3

Drama

Directed by Edwin S. Porter, J. Searle Dawley

Jack and the daughter of a horse trainer are in love with each other, but when the trainer discovers them together, he makes it clear that Jack is unwelcome. Later, at the stables, another suitor for the daughter's hand appears. An unusual agreement is reached, under which the result of a race will determine which of the two the daughter will marry. But Jack's rival proves to be unscrupulous, and he will stop at nothing to be successful.