The Callahans and the Murphys

The Callahans and the Murphys is a 1927 comedy silent film directed by George W. Hill. The film was based on a novel by Kathleen Norris, and was the first of several MGM films to star Marie Dressler and Polly Moran.

Mrs. Callahan Dressler and Mrs. Murphy Moran, are a couple of feuding tenement housewives working to keep control of their many children. Dan Murphy Gray falls in love with Ellen Callahan ONeill, and then later disappears after Ellen is pregnant. Mrs. Callahan Dressler decides to adopt the baby to save her daughters reputation, but later finds out that the baby is not illegitimate after all.

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