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Mother Machree (1927) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1927 · 75 mins
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- Directed by
- John Ford
- Starring
- John Wayne, Victor McLaglen, Neil Hamilton, Aggie Herring, Pat Somerset, Eulalie Jensen
Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant, gets a job with a carnival to fund her son Brian’s education at a good school. When the school learns of her lowly status, Brian is expelled, and Ellen agrees to let the principal and his wife adopt him. As a widow she becomes their housekeeper, raising their daughter Edith, who later falls in love with Brian.
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