''A Great Coup'' is a 1919 British silent

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directed by George Dewhurst and Walter West and starring

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, Poppy Wyndham and

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. It was based on a novel by

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.Low p.152 The film is about a racehorse owner who decides to race his best horse in a major race meeting after his jockey is nobbled by the opposition.

Cast

- Squire Hampton * Poppy Wyndham - Kate Hampton *

- Reid Gordon * Cameron Carr - Richard Foxton

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Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929''. Routledge, 1997.

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* 1919 films 1910s British films 1910s English-language films 1910s sports films British black-and-white films British horse racing films British silent feature films English-language sports films Films directed by George Dewhurst Films directed by Walter West Silent British sports films {{sport-film-stub

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