For the Love of Mike (1927 film)

For the Love of Mike (1927 film)

Plot

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==Plot==
==Plot==
A baby boy is found abandoned in a [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] tenement and subsequently is raised by three men: a German delicatessen owner, a Jewish tailor, and an Irish street cleaner. They adopt the boy and raise him as their own. The timeline jumps 20 years into their future. The now-grown Mike (Lyon) resists going to college because he does not wish to be a financial burden to his adoptive fathers, however a pretty Italian girl, Mary working at the delicatessen convinces him to go.
A baby boy is found abandoned in a [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] tenement and subsequently is raised by three men: a German delicatessen owner, a Jewish tailor, and an Irish street cleaner. They adopt the boy and raise him as their own. The timeline jumps 20 years into their future. The now-grown Mike resists going to college because he does not wish to be a financial burden to his adoptive fathers, however a pretty Italian girl, Mary working at the delicatessen convinces him to go.


Mike enrolls at [[Yale]] and gains a reputation as a sports hero. He disavows his three fathers, which leads to the Irishman giving him a thrashing in front of the boy's best friends. He begins to associate with gamblers and ends up owing them money. To settle his debts, they demand he purposely lose the school's big rowing match with [[Harvard]]. His three fathers and the girl come to support him during the race, and he defies the gamblers and wins the race. His three fathers then come forward to confront and deal with the gamblers.
Mike enrolls at [[Yale]] and gains a reputation as a sports hero. He disavows his three fathers, which leads to the Irishman giving him a thrashing in front of the boy's best friends. He begins to associate with gamblers and ends up owing them money. To settle his debts, they demand he purposely lose the school's big rowing match with [[Harvard]]. His three fathers and the girl come to support him during the race, and he defies the gamblers and wins the race. His three fathers then come forward to confront and deal with the gamblers.