Summary
Mother Carey’s Chickens is an American romantic film drama first released in 1938,
directed by Rowland V. Lee.
The film stars Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison, Fay Bainter and Walter Brennan.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Rowland V. Lee
- Script: Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rachel Crothers, S.K. Lauren, Gertrude Purcell
- Music: Frank Tours, Roy Webb
- Cast: Anne Shirley (Nancy Carey), Ruby Keeler (Katherine ’Kitty’ Carey), James Ellison (Ralph Thurston), Fay Bainter (Mrs. Margaret Carey), Walter Brennan (Mr. Ossian Popham), Donnie Dunagan (Peter Carey), Frank Albertson (Tom Hamilton Jr.), Alma Kruger (Aunt Bertha), Jackie Moran (Gilbert Carey), Margaret Hamilton (Mrs. Pauline Fuller), Virginia Weidler (Lally Joy Popham), Ralph Morgan (Captain John Carey), Phyllis Kennedy (Annabelle, the Careys’ maid), Harvey Clark (Mr. Clarence Fuller), Lucille Ward (Mrs. Martha Popham), George Irving (Mr. Thomas Hamilton Sr.), Marie L. Day (Old woman in Popham’s store), Lew Kelly (Paperhanger)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 82 min; B&W
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Drama / Romance


