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
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.
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