Mother Machree
1927Ellen 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.
Acted in
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