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The Informer is a 1935 American drama thriller film directed and produced by John Ford, adapted by Dudley Nichols from the 1925 novel of the same title by Irish novelist Liam O'Flaherty.
The Informer: Directed by John Ford. With Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame. In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.
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- Crime, Drama
- John Ford
- 1935-05-24
An Irish rebel turns in his best friend to earn passage money to America, then has to dodge the suspicions of his cohorts.
- John Ford, Ed O'fearna
- Victor Mclaglen
The Informer, British film drama, released in 1935, that explores issues of personal values and conscience. It won four Academy Awards. The film centres on Gypo Nolan (played by Victor McLaglen), an Irish drunkard who informs on the whereabouts of his best friend, a member of the Irish Republican.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen) 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...
- (19)
- Victor Mclaglen
- John Ford
- Drama
The Informer (1935) In director John Ford's and RKO's political drama about the consequences of a Judas-like betrayal in the early 1920s: the opening title credits quote: "Then Judas repented himself - and cast down the thirty pieces of silver - and departed"
Set during the 1922 Irish Sinn Fein Rebellion, the film follows the downward spiral of a hard-drinking Dubliner (McLaglen) who informs on a fellow IRA fighter for 20 pounds that he hopes will give him passage to America.
