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10 October 1953 (USA)
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IRA member Terry modifies his violent views after working undercover in wartime London. When his co-conspirators are arrested...
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Grumpy Gilbert Harding Acting!!
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | John Mills | ... | Terence Sullivan |
 | Dirk Bogarde | ... | Matt Sullivan |
 | Robert Beatty | ... | Shinto |
| Elizabeth Sellars | ... | Maureen Fagan |
| Barbara Mullen | ... | Molly Fagan |
| Eddie Byrne | ... | Flynn |
| Joseph Tomelty | ... | Dr Brannigan |
| Liam Redmond | ... | Connolly |
| James Kenney | ... | Johnny Fagan |
| Michael Golden | ... | Murphy |
| Jack MacGowran | ... | Patsy McGuire (as Jack McGowran) |
| Gilbert Harding | ... | Henry Truethome |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Terence Alexander | ... | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| Harry Brogan | ... | Barney (uncredited) |
| Edward Byrne | ... | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
| Patric Doonan | ... | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Stephen Dunne | ... | Brennan (uncredited) |
| Seamus Kavanagh | ... | Publican (uncredited) |
| E.J. Kennedy | ... | Telephone Exchange Official (uncredited) |
| John Orchard | ... | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Tony Quinn | ... | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
| Johnnie Schofield | ... | ARP Warden at Tube Station (uncredited) |
| Jean St. Clair | ... | Rosie O'Flaherty (uncredited) |
| Patricia Stewart | ... | Girl at the Docks (uncredited) |
| John Warwick | ... | Prisoners Escort On Ship (uncredited) |
| Doris Yorke | ... | English Landlady (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Basil Dearden | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Roger MacDougall | (play) | |
| Roger MacDougall | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Michael Relph | .... | producer | |
| Basil Dean | .... | co-producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Greenwood | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Gordon Dines | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Tanner | |||
Casting by | |||
| Margaret Harper Nelson | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jim Morahan | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anthony Mendleson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Barbara Barnard | .... | hair stylist | |
| Harry Frampton | .... | makeup artist | |
| Harry Wilton | .... | makeup artist (as H. Wilton) | |
| Daphne Martin | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Hal Mason | .... | production supervisor | |
| Jack Rix | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Norman Priggen | .... | assistant director | |
| John Meadows | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Jim O'Connolly | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Bert Davey | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Norman Dorme | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Tony Rimmington | .... | junior draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Jack Shampan | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Arthur Bradburn | .... | recordist | |
| Stephen Dalby | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Mary Habberfield | .... | dubbing editor (uncredited) | |
| Cyril Swern | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Sydney Pearson | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Geoffrey Dickinson | .... | special processes | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Chic Waterson | .... | camera operator | |
| Paul Beeson | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Dooley | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Jack Dooley | .... | stills supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Bob Penn | .... | floor stills (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Smith | .... | focus puller (uncredited) | |
| Ken Westbury | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Muriel Cole | .... | crowd casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ernie Farrer | .... | wardrobe master (uncredited) | |
| Ben Foster | .... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) | |
| Lily Payne | .... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Roy Baker | .... | second assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Bennett | .... | second assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Alastair McIntyre | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Ernest Irving | .... | conductor | |
| The Philharmonia Orchestra | .... | music player | |
| Muir Mathieson | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jean Graham | .... | continuity | |
| Edward F. MacSweeney | .... | location advisor: Irish | |
| Vivienne Knight | .... | publicity director (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1952) (UK) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1953) (USA) (theatrical)
- Rank Film (1953) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1956) (USA) (TV)
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86 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #15853) | Sweden:15
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I could only rate this 5/10 mainly because of the atrocious casting.I do not accept Ealing Films could not cast this film in 1952 with more authentic Irish actors in the principal roles.Consider they casted these leads:John Mills, Dirk Bogarde (English) wobbly accents, Robert Beatty (Canadian) wobbly accent, Elizabeth Sellars (Scottish) wobbly accent.Ironically Eddie Byrne whom I always thought as Irish was actually born in Birmingham, England and Barbara Mullen was actually born in Massachusets, USA.A real mixed bag of actors and accents which completely destroyed the believability of this film for me.I suppose their drama academies had not taught them authentic Irish accents and had dredged every vernacular out of them in their quest for received pronunciation.
The part of "The Gentle Gunman" I enjoyed most were the verbal duels of Gilbert Harding ("What's My Line 1950s BBC TV version;Face to Face with John Freeman) with the actor who played old doctor O'Loughlin (from "A Night To Remember" 1958) and a Mrs Doyle (Father Ted) type woman operating the telephone exchange at an Irish post office.Film producers have an awful tendency to romanticise IRA type figures in films.