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A Son of Erin
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A Son of Erin

1916-11-09 · 56 min · ★ 7.5

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Dennis O'Hara is a poverty-stricken Irishman who believes that if he comes to America he will immediately land a job as a policeman. So he manages to scrape together the funds to get him to Manhattan, and leaves his sweetheart Katie O'Grady behind while he makes his fortune. Naturally he discovers that joining the force isn't as easy as he expected, and when he does finally get in, he winds up in trouble because of the graft collections of his boss.

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Directors
Julia Crawford Ivers
Production companies
Pallas Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dustin FarnumDustin FarnumDennis O'Hara
Winifred KingstonWinifred KingstonKatie O'Grady
Tom BatesPatrick O'Grady
Jack LivingstonJack LivingstonBrian Trelawney
Wilfred McDonaldTerence
Wallace PykeDan O'Keefe
Lee WillardLee WillardGeorge Harding
Mabel WilesFlorence Harding
Hugo B. KochJohn D. Haynes (as Hugh B. Koch)
J.H. HazeltonCaptain Brady

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