Mother Machree
No blarney - This is a Gem from the EMERALD ISLE!
6.6
10 votes
December 19, 1927
1h 15m
Overview
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
Cast
Belle Bennett
Mother Machree
Victor McLaglen
The Giant of Kilkenny
Philippe De Lacy
Brian - Child
Ted McNamara
The Harper of Wexford
Billy Platt
The Dwarf of Munster
Eulalie Jensen
Miss Van Studdiford
Constance Howard
Mrs. Cutting
Pat Somerset
Bobby De Puyster
Neil Hamilton
Brian
Aggie Herring
Sideshow Woman Asking About Legs (uncredited)
John Wayne
More like this
Big Fish
2003
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act
2026
How Sarah Got Her Wings
2015
The Secret Garden
1993
Evelyn
2002
Black Beauty
1994
Anne of Green Gables
2016
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
Paradise
1991
The Bridge Part 2
2016
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
1991
Christmas in Angel Falls
2017
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Nightmare Alley
1947
A Wrinkle in Time
2003
The Jungle Book
1994
Small Things Like These
2024
The Deep End of the Ocean
1999
Twitches Too
2007
Brand Upon the Brain!
2007