''Sporting Life'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by Maurice Tourneur and a remake of Tourneur's 1918 film of the same title based on

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's popular play.

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produced and released the film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Lord Woodstock loses money as the backer of a musical show and hopes to recoup his losses by betting on his protégé, Joe Lee, a pugilist, and by winning the Derby with his horse, Lady Love. Olive Carteret, an actress, tries to win Woodstock, but he is in love with Nora, the daughter of his trainer. Olive conspires with Phillips, a gambler, to break him. On the night of the fight Lee is drugged. Woodstock takes his place in the ring and wins. Phillips kidnaps Nora, and Woodstock and Lee are imprisoned when they go to the rescue. They escape shortly before the race, but Lee is killed. Lady Love wins the race, and after Phillips is arrested for Lee’s murder, Woodstock and Nora are free to marry.

Cast

Preservation

Once thought lost, a print of ''Sporting Life'' survives at

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Sporting Life''
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Lobby poster ''The Sporting Life''
1925 films American silent feature films Films directed by Maurice Tourneur 1920s rediscovered films Films set in England Films set in London American films based on plays 1925 comedy-drama films Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films Rediscovered American films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films 1920s English-language films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub