Fools Highway
1924 film directed by Irving Cummings
- March 1924 (1924-03)
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Fools Highway is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Mary Philbin. The film was produced and released by Universal Pictures.[1]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Mamie Rose, little mender of the shop of Old Levi, is loved by Mike Kildare, a pugilist and ward heeler of the Bowery of New York City. She repulses his advances, horrified by his business, but still fascinated by the tough man's brute strength and animal attraction. When he discovers that his love for her is a true and holy thing, he forsakes his gang. They then lay a trap for him and Mike ends up horribly beaten in an underground den. Then follows a gripping endowment, in which Mike wins the love of the young woman and joins forces with society against the law breakers of his former days.
Cast
- Mary Philbin as Mamie Rose
- Pat O'Malley as Mike Kildare
- William Collier, Jr. as Max Davidson
- Lincoln Plumer as Mike Flavin
- Ed Brady as Jackie Doodle
- Max Davidson as Old Levi
- Kate Price as Mrs. Flannigan
- Charles Murray as Mamie's Father
- James Sheridan as Ole Larsen (credited as Sherry Tansey)
- Steve Murphy as Chuck Connors
- Tom O'Brien as Philadelphia O'Brien
Preservation
With no prints of Fools Highway located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Fools Highway
- ^ Simmons, Michael L. (March 15, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Fools Highway". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fools Highway
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fools Highway.
- Fools Highway at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Progressive Silent Film List: Fools’ Highway at silentera.com (with still)
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