The Cup Winner (1911)
- Directed by
- Alfred Rolfe
- Genre
- silent film, sport film
- Country
- Australia
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent film from 1911 set in the world of horseracing. The story builds to a climax using actual footage from the 1911 Melbourne Cup.
early cinemasportinghistoricallightstraightforwardobservationalnostalgic
What happens
The Cup Winner is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Alfred Rolfe. It is set against a backdrop of horseracing and the finale involves real footage from the 1911 Melbourne Cup. It was also known as Doping the Favourite. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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