

Mike Kildare, a swaggering youth from New York City's Bowery at the turn of the century, comes to the defense of Mamie Rose, a mender in a secondhand clothing shop, when his own gang of Irish-Americans insult her.

Mary Philbin
Mamie Rose
Lead
Pat O'Malley
Mike Kildare

William Collier Jr.
Max Davidson

Lincoln Plumer
Mike Flavin (the boss)

Ed Brady
Jackie Doodle (as Edwin J. Brady)

Max Davidson
Old Levi

Kate Price
Mrs. Flannigan

Charles Murray
Mamie's Father
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Cummings's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Fools Highway is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”