Mother Machree (movie)

Mother Machree (movie)

  • User score: 6.2
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: John Ford
  • Production companies: Fox Film Corporation
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 12/19/1927
  • Run time: 75 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

Belle Bennett

Belle Bennett

Role(s): Mother Machree

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Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Role(s): The Giant of Kilkenny

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Philippe De Lacy

Philippe De Lacy

Role(s): Brian - Child

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Ted McNamara

Ted McNamara

Role(s): The Harper of Wexford

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Billy Platt

Billy Platt

Role(s): The Dwarf of Munster

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