Mother Machree (1927)
Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant to America, finds work in a carnival and is thus able to send her son Brian to a fine school. But when her position is found out, the school expels Brian. Mrs. McHugh feels compelled to allow the school principal and his wife to adopt Brian. The widow McHugh becomes a housekeeper and raises her employer's daughter Edith, who grows up to fall in love with Brian McHugh.
- Released
- 1927-12-19
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Ford
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- Belle Bennett as Mother Machree
- Victor McLaglen as The Giant of Kilkenny
- Philippe De Lacy as Brian - Child
- Ted McNamara as The Harper of Wexford
- Billy Platt as The Dwarf of Munster
- Eulalie Jensen as Miss Van Studdiford
- Constance Howard as Mrs. Cutting
- Pat Somerset as Bobby De Puyster
- Neil Hamilton as Brian
- Aggie Herring as Sideshow Woman Asking About Legs (uncredited)
- John Wayne
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