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...
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| Belle Bennett | ... |
Mother Machree
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| Philippe De Lacy | ... |
Brian - Child
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| Victor McLaglen | ... |
The Giant of Kilkenny
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| Ted McNamara | ... |
The Harper of Wexford
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Billy Platt | ... |
The Dwarf of Munster
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| Eulalie Jensen | ... |
Miss Van Studdiford
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| Constance Howard | ... |
Mrs. Cutting
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| Pat Somerset | ... |
Bobby De Puyster
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| Neil Hamilton | ... |
Brian
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Vondell Darr |
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| Ethel Clayton | ... |
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Aggie Herring | ... |
Sideshow Woman Asking About Legs (uncredited)
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Rodney Hildebrand | ... |
Brian McHugh Sr. (uncredited)
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| Wallace MacDonald | ... |
Michael McHugh (uncredited)
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John MacSweeney | ... |
Father McShane (uncredited)
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| Robert Parrish | ... |
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Jack Rollens | ... |
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| John Wayne | ... |
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Joyce Wirard | ... |
Edith Cutting as a Child (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Ford | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Rida Johnson Young | ... | (from the story by) |
| Gertrude Orr | ... | (scenario) |
| Katherine Hilliker | ... | (titles) (as Katharine Hilliker) and |
| H.H. Caldwell | ... | (titles) |
Produced by
| John Ford | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Erno Rapee | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Chester A. Lyons | ... | (photographed by) (as Chester Lyons) |
Film Editing by
| H.H. Caldwell | ... | (edited by) |
| Katherine Hilliker | ... | (edited by) (as Katharine Hilliker) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edward O'Fearna | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| John Wayne | ... | props (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Erno Rapee | ... | conductor (uncredited) / musical director (uncredited) |
| S.L. Rothafel | ... | musical presentation: New York premiere (uncredited) |
Other crew
| William Fox | ... | copyright / presenter |
Production Companies
- Fox Film Corporation (John Ford Production)
Distributors
- Fox Film Corporation (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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| Taglines | A Screen Story as poignant as the song. as beautiful as Irish lace- as full of throbs as an Irish heart- sparkling with Irish wit. (Print ad- Geelong Advertiser ((Geelong, Victoria)) 6 July 1928) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $750,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Production begun in September 1926 for a silent film, with release announced for December. It did not appear, and was instead released in 1928 with a sound track, including a synchronized version of the title song being sung. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Mr. Wilson's Housekeeper (1962). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Mother Machree See more » |