Fools Highway
| Fools Highway | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Irving Cummings |
| Written by | Lenore J. Coffee Harvey Gates Emil Forst |
| Based on | My Marnie Rose; the Story of My Regeneration by Owen Kildare |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Mary Philbin |
| Cinematography | William Fildew |
| Distributed by | Universal Super-Jewel |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Fools Highway is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Mary Philbin. The film was produced and released by Universal Pictures.[1]
Plot
[edit | edit source]As described in a film magazine review,[2] Mamie Rose, little mender of the shop of Old Levi, is loved by Mike Kildare, a pugilist and ward heeler of the Bowery of New York City. She repulses his advances, horrified by his business, but still fascinated by the tough man's brute strength and animal attraction. When he discovers that his love for her is a true and holy thing, he forsakes his gang. They then lay a trap for him and Mike ends up horribly beaten in an underground den. Then follows a gripping endowment, in which Mike wins the love of the young woman and joins forces with society against the law breakers of his former days.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Mary Philbin as Mamie Rose
- Pat O'Malley as Mike Kildare
- William Collier, Jr. as Max Davidson
- Lincoln Plumer as Mike Flavin
- Ed Brady as Jackie Doodle
- Max Davidson as Old Levi
- Kate Price as Mrs. Flannigan
- Charles Murray as Mamie's Father
- James Sheridan as Ole Larsen (credited as Sherry Tansey)
- Steve Murphy as Chuck Connors
- Tom O'Brien as Philadelphia O'Brien
Preservation
[edit | edit source]With no prints of Fools Highway located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Fools Highway
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- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Fools Highway
External links
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- Fools Highway at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Progressive Silent Film List: Fools’ Highway at silentera.com (with still)
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- 1924 films
- 1924 lost films
- 1924 romantic drama films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- English-language romantic drama films
- Films directed by Irving Cummings
- Lost American silent romantic drama films
- Universal Pictures films
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