The Informer
Summary:
The Informer, Liam O'Flaherty's novel of the the Irish "troubles" of the early 1920s, was first filmed in England in 1929, with Cyril McLaglen in the lead. When director John Ford remade The Informer in 1935, the role of the tragic Irish roisterer Gypo Nolan went to Cyril's brother Victor McLaglen. The scene is Dublin, during the Sinn Fein rebellion. Gypo has tried to j... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Victor McLaglen - (Gypo Nolan)
Heather Angel - (Mary McPhillip)
Preston S. Foster - (Dan Gallagher)
Margot Grahame - (Katie Madden)
Wallace Ford - (Frankie McPhillip)
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Review:
The Informer was a box-office dud for John Ford, but it brought him his first Best Director Oscar and remains one of the most studied films of its era. The pathos created by the convincing performance of Victor McLaglen is made all the more intense by Ford's sensitive direction and Max Steiner's emotional score. Filmed in black-and-w... Continue >>
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