Beggar on Horseback (1925)
Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the courage to seek love over comfort?
Top billed cast
Edward Everett HortonNeil McRae
Esther RalstonCynthia Mason
Erwin ConnellyMr. Cady
Gertrude ShortGladys Cady
Ethel WalesMrs. Cady
Theodore KosloffPrince in Pantomime
Betty CompsonPrincess in Pantomime
James Pier MasonHomer Cady (as James Mason)
Frederick SullivanDr. Rice
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