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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Dudley Nichols (screenplay)
Liam O'Flaherty (story)
Release Date:
9 May 1935 (USA) more
Plot:
In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Dire poverty leads to betrayal during Irish Rebellion more (34 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Victor McLaglen | ... | Gypo Nolan |
| Heather Angel | ... | Mary McPhillip |
| Preston Foster | ... | Dan Gallagher |
| Margot Grahame | ... | Katie Madden |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Frankie McPhillip |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Mrs. McPhillip |
| J.M. Kerrigan | ... | Terry |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Bartly Mulholland (as Joseph Sauers) |
| Neil Fitzgerald | ... | Tommy Connor |
| Donald Meek | ... | Peter Mulligan |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | ... | The Blind Man |
| Leo McCabe | ... | Donahue |
| Steve Pendleton | ... | Dennis Daly (as Gaylord Pendleton) |
| Francis Ford | ... | "Judge" Flynn |
| May Boley | ... | Madame Betty |
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Runtime:
91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (original rating) (1935) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) (1935) | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG | Argentina:16 | Sweden:15
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Initially a box office failure, the film made millions when it was re-released after its multiple wins at the Academy Awards. more
Quotes:
Gypo Nolan:
[loudly at Frankie's wake] I'm sorry for your trouble, Mrs. McPhillip!
Bartly Mulholland:
What are you shoutin' for? Don't you know there's a wake goin' on?
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Referenced in Around the Corner (1937) more
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A brilliant portrait of a traitor (Victor McLaglen in Oscar winning performance) who is hounded by his own conscience. McLaglen plays an IRA rouge who betrays his leader to collect a reward during Ireland's Sinn Fein Rebellion. The scenes showing fights and mob actions are very realistic, focusing on the desperation within individuals. The lack of hope for a better future seems to be a fate worse than death.
Director John Ford superbly creates an murky and tense atmosphere, enhanced by the foggy and grimy depiction of the Irish landscape. Max Steiner's dramatic music score adds to the cinematic delight. Oscar Winner also for Best Screenplay, nominated for Best Picture. This is one of Hollywood's Classic.