Silks and Saddles (1921 film)

Silks and Saddles is a 1921 Australian silent film set in the world of horse racing that was directed by John K. Wells.

On the stud farm of Kangarooie, squatter's daughter Bobbie wants her weak brother Richard to come home for her birthday, but he prefers the charms of the city, in particular the high society adventuress, Mrs Fane.

[4] The company hired John K. Wells to direct; he was an American who moved to Australia with Wilfred Lucas to work as an assistant director.

The film was shot in and around Sydney, including at Randwick racecourse and at Camden, with interiors at E. J. Carroll's studio at Palmerston in Waverley.

Le Maistre Walker, who helped set up Commonwealth Pictures, later claimed the film earned £17,000 in Australasia, of which only £3,900 was returned to the company.