Cast
John McCormack (Sean)Alice Joyce (Mary)Maureen O'Sullivan (Eileen)Tommy Clifford (Tad)John Garrick (Fergus)Effie Ellsler (Mona)J.M. Kerrigan (Peter)J. Farrell MacDonald (Rafferty)Emily Fitzroy (Aunt Elizabeth)Edwin Schneider (Vincent)Andrés de Segurola (Guido)Edward Martindel (Fullerton)Wally Albright (Boy)Raymond Borzage (Boy)Lillian Elliott (Irish Woman)Mary Gordon (Irish Woman)Betty Goulding (Girl who asked for song about princess to be sung at approx 15mins)Ernest Goulding (Boy who asked for the Leprechaun to be sung at approx 15mins into film)
Director
Frank Borzage
Synopsis
Broken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he's always loved. Mary's aunt convinced her to marry a man for his money; he's has recently deserted her, leaving her penniless. She and her two children, Eileen and Tad, move in with the selfish and austere aunt and are miserable. Eileen is falling in love with Fergus, a young man who's off to Dublin to seek his fortune. Sean is drawn out of retirement and goes on tour in America. At his first concert, he's nervous and out of sorts until the last song, when peace descends on him like a gift. What has happened, and can family life be set right?
