As described in a film magazine review,[4] a bank shortage is framed on Colonel Fairfax, the shock making his mind go blank. Martyn Selsby, the actual guilty man, writes a "deathbed confession", which is found and hidden by his wife Letitia. The Colonel returns from prison with three prison mates, one of whom, safecracker John Doe Smith, falls in love with the Colonel’s daughter Kate. He trains the Colonel’s horse for an upcoming race. Numerous exciting incidents occur regarding the signed confession, with which Tom Selsby, Martyn's son and a rival for the young woman’s affections, tries to bribe her into a marriage. The confession is recovered, the horse race won by the Colonel’s entry, and Kate and John are married.
^"New Pictures: The King of the Turf". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (12). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 64 March 6, 1926. Retrieved March 31, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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