Finnegan's Ball

Finnegan's Ball
Finnegan's Ball
Directed by	James P. Hogan
Written by	Max Graf
Based on	Finnegan's Ball by George H. Emerick
Produced by	Max Graf
Starring	Blanche Mehaffey ; Mack Swain ; Cullen Landis
Cinematography	Blake Wagner
Production; company	Graf Brothers Studio
Distributed by	First Division Pictures
Release date	September 15, 1927;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated April 05, 2025

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

↑ Connelly p.83
↑ 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

Finnegan's Ball at IMDb

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[1] Connelly p.83

[2] Munden p.246

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