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Sweet Rosie O’Grady
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6108 feet
Directed by Frank R. Strayer

Cast: Shirley Mason [Rosie O’Grady], Cullen Landis [Victor McQuade], E. Alyn Warren [Uncle Ben Shapiro], William Conklin [James Brady], Lester Bernard [the kibitzer], Otto Lederer [a friend], [?] Helen Dunbar? [Mrs. McQuade], [?] Duane Thompson? [a society girl], [?] Jackie Combs? [the baby], [?] George Dunning?

Columbia Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Harry Cohn. Scenario by Harry O. Hoyt, inspired by the song “Sweet Rosie O’Grady” by Maude Nugent. Production supervision by Harry Cohn. Cinematography by J.O. Taylor. / © 22 November 1926 by Columbia Pictures Corporation [LP23366]. Trade preview, 17 September 1926. Released [?] 5 or 10? October 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / May McAvoy was originally announced to star as Rosie; she left the production 10 days prior to the beginning of scheduled shooting and was soon sued for $110,000 in damages.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Children: Orphans - Irish - Jews - Pawnbrokers - Police: Policemen - Poverty

Listing updated: 12 September 2023.

References: Slide-Ireland p. ? : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.