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“CALLAHANS AND MURPHYS” From the opening scenes to the end of the picture, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s screen version of Kathleen Norris’s novel, “The Callahans and the Murphys,” which is now being shown at the Grand Theatre, is crammed with laughs. It is a picture that bases its humour on its humanness, and tells of the trials and tribulations of two Irish families living in New York. Every character is true to life; and the fun arises out of absurd but perfectly natural situations, to form the background for a tender little romance that tugs at the heart- strings. Marie Dressier, the famous stage comedienne, returns to the screen after an absence of several years, to play the role of the redoubtable “Mrs. Callahan,” who is in constant argument with the sharp-tongued “Mrs. phy,” as portrayed by Polly #-ran. They form an excellent feminine comedy team, and are responsible for most of the humorous incident.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 201, 14 November 1927, Page 14
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153GRAND Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 201, 14 November 1927, Page 14
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