Summary
In the twilight of the Kentucky aristocracy, Lucille Cameron emerges as a vibrant bulwark against the encroaching tide of industrial-era insolvency. Her father, a Colonel whose ancestral dignity far outstrips his liquid assets, finds himself ensnared in the predatory fiscal machinations of Jim De Luce, a New York stock promoter whose mercantile ruthlessness serves as a foil to the agrarian honor of the Bluegrass. Against the backdrop of a Red Cross benefit—a poignant nod to the global conflagration in Europe—Lucille’s path converges with Lieutenant Gregory Haines, a soldier convalescing from the visceral horrors of the French front. As the specter of foreclosure looms over the Cameron estate, the narrative shifts its focus to the turf. Lucille, embodying the 'racing strain' of her lineage, stakes the family’s survival on the velocity of their prized filly, Southern Pride. The film culminates in a high-stakes sprint that is as much about reclaiming lost honor as it is about financial salvation, ultimately weaving a tapestry of romantic union and the triumph of traditionalist grit over urban avarice.
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Lucille Cameron, the spirited daughter of a Kentucky colonel, discovers that her father is nearly bankrupt as a result of his dealings with New York horseman and stock promoter Jim De Luce. At a Red Cross benefit at the Cameron estate, which the family is sorely in danger of losing, Lucille meets and falls in love with Lieutenant Gregory Haines, who has been sent home from active duty in France to convalesce. Hoping to retrieve the family fortune, Lucille enters the Cameron filly, Southern Pride, in a horse race. Despite De Luce's plotting, Southern Pride wins the race, and Gregory, who has proved his love for Lucille, wins a wife.
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