The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
The story of two feuding Irish immigrant families living in a tenement.
- Date of release
- 1927-06-18
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- George W. Hill
Casting
- Marie Dressler — Mrs. Callahan
- Polly Moran — Mrs. Murphy
- Sally O'Neil — Ellen Callahan
- Lawrence Gray — Dan Murphy
- Eddie Gribbon — Jim Callahan
- Frank Currier — Grandpa Callahan
- Gertrude Olmstead — Monica Murphy
- Anne Shirley — Mary Callahan (as Dawn O'Day)
Interesting facts
The Callahans and the Murphys is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by George W. Hill. The film was based on a novel by Kathleen Norris, and was the first of several MGM films to star Marie Dressler and Polly Moran. The film was released on June 18, 1927, but subsequently withdrawn from distribution by MGM after protests were lodged by Irish-American organizations.
Production
In 1927, screenwriter Frances Marion wanted to create a vehicle for a comeback for her friend Marie Dressler, a vaudevillian who had not made a film since 1918. She found Kathleen Norris's The Callahans and the Murphys, a lighthearted 1922 novel about the fraught relationship between two Irish-American families.
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