The Shannons of Broadway

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The Shannons of Broadway
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Lucile Gleason and James Gleason
in the Broadway production of
The Shannons of Broadway (1928)
Directed by Emmett J. Flynn
Written byJames Gleason (play)
Agnes Christine Johnston
Starring James Gleason
Lucile Gleason
Mary Philbin
Cinematography Jerome Ash
Edited by Byron Robinson
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 8, 1929 (1929-12-08)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Shannons of Broadway is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring James Gleason, Lucile Gleason and Mary Philbin. It was based on James Gleason's 1927 play of the same title, which was later remade as Goodbye Broadway . [1]

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Preservation

The film is sadly considered lost. However, according to IMDb, a trailer for the film is held in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Cast

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References

  1. Goble p.950

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