The Shame of Mary Boyle (1929)
"Juno and the Paycock" (original title)

During the Irish revolution, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life forgetting what the most important values are.

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Sean O'Casey (play), Alfred Hitchcock (adaptation),

Stars:

Barry Fitzgerald, Maire O'Neill, Edward Chapman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Barry Fitzgerald	...	The Orator
Maire O'Neill	...	Mrs. Maisie Madigan (as Maire O'Neil)
Edward Chapman	...	Captain Boyle
Sidney Morgan	...	'Joxer' Daly
Sara Allgood	...	Mrs. Boyle ('Juno')
John Laurie	...	Johnny Boyle
Dave Morris	...	Jerry Devine
Kathleen O'Regan	...	Mary Boyle
John Longden	...	Charles Bentham
Dennis Wyndham	...	The Mobiliser (as Denis Wyndham)
Fred Schwartz	...	Mr. Kelly (as Fred Schwarz)

Storyline

During the Irish revolution, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life forgetting what the most important values of are. At the end, they discover they will not receive that inheritance; the family is destroyed and penniless. They must sell their home and start living like vagabonds.

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Plot Keywords:

inheritance | theosophy | tenement | rags to riches | gun | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1929 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Shame of Mary Boyle

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British International Pictures (BIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 96 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Juno and the Paycock" by Sean O'Casey opened at the Mayfair Theater on March 15, 1926 and ran for 74 performances. The play was revived on Broadway in 1927, 1934, 1937, 1940 and 1988.

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Goofs

When Maisie Madigan is drunk at the Boyle's house, she strolls across the kitchen and Mrs. Boyel's arms are by her side, but in the next shot, Mrs. Boyle's arms are crossed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
The Orator: Fellow countrymen, continuously and courageously we have fought and struggled for the national salvation of Ireland!

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Connections

Version of Skuggan av en hjälte (1974)

User Reviews

Poor family in 1920's Ireland and their fraud of a father. .

This is a very early sound movie; therefore, many of the technical aspects are very primitive, so you must use a bit of patience. But, some of the acting is top-notch, and of course, the play is a classic of the Irish stage. The two standouts as actors is the man who played the outlandish sponge and hanger-on, Jockster, and Sara Algood (sp?) always a dynamite character actor--as Juno, she shines. All in all, this Hitchcock adaption of the play is well done. "Juno and the Paycock" eventually goes in a direction that you would not expect, but in any event, the way in which it looks at Dublin's poor is rather unflinching.