Finnegan's Ball

1927 film
  • September 15, 1927 (1927-09-15)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Finnegan's Ball is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Blanche Mehaffey, Mack Swain and Cullen Landis.[1] It is based on an 1894 Broadway play of the same title.[2]

Synopsis

The Finnegan family emigrate from Ireland to the United States, but get into a dispute with their neighbors the Flannigans. The Finnegans mistakenly believe they have inherited a large fortune and become very snobbish, but all is resolved by a marriage between the two families.

Cast

  • Blanche Mehaffey as Molly Finnegan
  • Mack Swain as Patrick Flannigan
  • Cullen Landis as Flannigan Jr
  • Aggie Herring as Maggie Finnegan
  • Charles McHugh as Danny Finnegan Sr
  • Westcott Clarke as Lawyer O'Connell
  • Kewpie Morgan as Judge Morgan
  • Mimi Finnegan as Danny Finnegan Jr
  • Harry Bowen as Cop

References

  1. ^ Connelly p.83
  2. ^ Munden p.246

Bibliography

  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

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