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9 May 1935 (USA)
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Plot:
In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 4 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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3 nominations
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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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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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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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A presentation copy of the script was recently found on a garbage pile in Madison, Wisconsin. It was brought on to the show "Antiques Roadshow" where it was appraised for about $4000.
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Gypo Nolan:
And now the British think I'm with the Irish, and the Irish think I'm with the British. The long and short of it is I'm walkin' around without a dog to lick my trousers!
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References The Great Train Robbery (1903)
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A thought-provoking drama of desperate living, paranoia, and the consequences of one's actions, John Ford gives the film an appropriately dark atmosphere, and the sets have a nightmarish quality to them. As McLaglen stumbles half-drunk through the night, everything around him shows his feelings. His character tends to often feel guilty, but at other times he feels in the mood to celebrate. He is overcome by a wave of different emotions, upset from different things. McLaglen handles all of this very well, giving a startling realistic performance that is good enough to provide some compensation for Margot Grahame's over-acting. However, this is just the one character that is complex and fascinating. The supporting characters all are very thin, and the romance between Foster and Angel adds nothing to the tale. Even so, this is very effective film-making, with some clever use of dissolve editing and a haunting music score by Max Steiner. It is overall quite an effective film about moral play, desperation and responsibility.