Fools Highway

Mar 1, 1924

1h 10m

★ 9.0

Overview

Mike Kildare, a swaggering youth from New York City's Bowery at the turn of the century, comes to the defense of Mamie Rose, a mender in a secondhand clothing shop, when his own gang of Irish-Americans insult her.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Fools Highway Trailers

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Cast

Mamie Rose

Mary Philbin

Mike Kildare

Pat O'Malley

Max Davidson

William Collier Jr.

Mike Flavin (the boss)

Lincoln Plumer

Jackie Doodle (as Edwin J. Brady)

Ed Brady

Old Levi

Max Davidson

Mrs. Flannigan

Kate Price

Mamie's Father

Charles Murray

Ole Larsen (as Sherry Tansey)

James Sheridan

Chuck Connors

Steve Murphy

Philadelphia O'Brien

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