- Mother Machree
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Mother Machree Directed by John Ford (uncredited) Produced by John Ford Written by Rida Johnson Young Starring Belle Bennett
Neil HamiltonCinematography Chester A. Lyons Editing by H.H. Caldwell
Katherine HillikerDistributed by Fox Film Corporation Release date(s) 22 January 1928 Running time 75 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $750,000 (estimated) Mother Machree is a 1928 silent film, directed by John Ford, based on a novel by Rida Johnson Young about a poor Irish immigrant in America. John Wayne had a minor role in the film.[1]
Contents
Cast
- Belle Bennett as Mother Machree (Ellen McHugh)
- Neil Hamilton as Brian McHugh, aka Brian van Studdiford
- Victor McLaglen as The Giant of Kilkenny (Terence O'Dowd)
- Constance Howard as Edith Cutting
- Philippe De Lacy as Brian McHugh (as a child)
- Ted McNamara as The Harper of Wexford
- Billy Platt as The Dwarf of Munster (Pips) (billed as William Platt)
- Eulalie Jensen as Rachel van Studdiford
- Pat Somerset as Bobby de Puyster
- John Wayne
Preservation
Only 3 reels out 7 of this movie survive, the other 4 are lost.
See also
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Mother Machree". Silent Era. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MotherMachree1928.html. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
External links
Categories:- 1928 films
- American films
- Silent films
- Black-and-white films
- 1920s drama films
- Films directed by John Ford
- 20th Century Fox films
- Silent drama film stubs
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