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A Mother's love-A Boy's Ambition- A Girl's Devotion. All Pictured in Sound.
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Morton DowneyTommy O'Day
Beryl MercerMrs.O'Day
Brian DonlevyHarry O'Day
Helen ChandlerRose Lyndon
Osgood PerkinsJake Sturmberg
Lorin RakerJoe Bush
Barbara BennettBeatrix Townleigh
Louis SorinMr. Bumble
Robert GlecklerGus LeGrandExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Walter Strenge
- Producer
- Robert Kane
- Screenplay
- Gene Markey
- Director
- Bradley Barker
- Editor
- Edward Pfitzenmeier
- Director of Photography
- Philip Tannura
- Director of Photography
- Harry Stradling Sr.