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Garrison's Finish
“Racing Horses and a Racing love Tale. Actual Scenes from the Famous Kentucky Derby.”
8.0 / 10• 1923• 1h 20m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Billy Garrison, a jockey, is framed and suspended for throwing a face. Depressed, he goes to a bar and eventually gets into a fight. He loses his memory, and is taken to the home of pretty young Sue Desha, who gets him a job as a jockey for her father, Col. Desha. Unfortunately, the man who framed Billy, named Crimmins, finds out he's working for the Sue's father and reveals Billy's past to the colonel. Complications ensue.
Cast & Crew
Jack Pickford
Billy Garrison
Lead
Madge Bellamy
Sue Desha
Charles A. Stevenson
Colonel Desha
Tom Guise
Major Desha
Frank Elliott
Mr. Waterbury
Clarence Burton
Crimmins
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Rosson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Garrison's Finish is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
