Mother's Boy

1929
1h 22m

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Morton Downey and Beryl Mercer in Mother's Boy (1929)

Young Irish lad Tommy O'Day, who lives in a poor section of New York's Lower East Side, is blessed with a beautiful singing voice. After an argument with his father, who accuses him of steal... Read allYoung Irish lad Tommy O'Day, who lives in a poor section of New York's Lower East Side, is blessed with a beautiful singing voice. After an argument with his father, who accuses him of stealing the family's life savings, Tommy leaves home and gets a job singing in a cabaret. He i... Read allYoung Irish lad Tommy O'Day, who lives in a poor section of New York's Lower East Side, is blessed with a beautiful singing voice. After an argument with his father, who accuses him of stealing the family's life savings, Tommy leaves home and gets a job singing in a cabaret. He is successful and soon lands the lead in a Broadway revue. On opening night, just as he is ... Read all

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The DVD presently making the rounds has been apparently transferred from a surviving 35MM print, with well worn reel endings and changes, and runs 62 minutes, as opposed to the New York City 1929 running time of 82 minutes, suggesting that 2 reels have been eliminated over the ensuing years.