Film · TMDB
6.8Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
Released: 1935-05-0991 minDir: John FordCrime, Drama
Cast
- Victor McLaglen as Gypo Nolan
- Heather Angel as Mary McPhillip
- Preston Foster as Dan Gallagher
- Margot Grahame as Katie Madden
- Wallace Ford as Frankie McPhillip
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. McPhillip
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.4/10
7,557 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
65/100
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 13 wins & 4 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1935
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Informer
- Main subject
- Irish Republican Army
- Director
- John Ford
- Screenwriter
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Connections
Categories
1935 American films1935 crime drama films1935 English-language films1935 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about the Irish Republican ArmyFilms based on Irish novelsFilms based on works by Liam O'FlahertyFilms directed by John FordFilms featuring a Best Actor Academy Award–winning performance