Mother's Boy (1929)
1h 22m
Running Time
July 1, 1929Release Date
Plot.
Young Irish lad Tommy O'Day lives in a poor section of New York's Lower East Side, and is blessed with a beautiful singing voice. After an argument with his father, who accuses him of stealing the family's life savings, Tommy leaves home and gets a job singing in a cabaret. He is successful and soon lands the lead in a Broadway revue. On opening night, just as he is about to go on stage, he receives word that his mother, who he has not seen since he left home, is dying and wants to see him.
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Cast & Crew.
Morton Downey
Tommy O'Day
Beryl Mercer
Mrs. O'Day
John T. Doyle
Mr. O'Day
Helen Chandler
Rose Lyndon
Brian Donlevy
Harry O'Day
Osgood Perkins
Jake Sturmberg
Bradley Barker
Director
Lorin Raker
Joe Bush
Gene Markey
Writer
Barbara Bennett
Beatrix Townleigh
Robert Kane
Producer
Jennie Moskowitz
Mrs. Apfelbaum
Harry Stradling Sr.
Cinematographer
Walter Strenge
Cinematographer
Jacob Frank
Mr. Apfelbaum
Philip Tannura
Cinematographer
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Mother's Boy is a 1929 American black-and-white musical drama film directed by Bradley Barker and starring Morton Downey and Beryl Mercer.