Director: John Ford

Writer: Dudley Nichols

From novel: The Informer by Liam O'Flaherty

Music by: Max Steiner

Keywords: Drama, IRA

Irish simpleton Gypo Nolan, drummed out of the IRA, is completely broke and his girlfriend driven to prostitution to survive; he gives in to desperation and turns in former comrade Frankie McPhillip to British authorities. Wracked with guilt, his friends know he is the likely informant but have difficulty believing it could be him. Won Oscars for Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Score; received additional nominations for Best Picture and Best Editing.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Heather Angel	Actor	9-Feb-1909	13-Dec-1986	Lifeboat
Wallace Ford	Actor	12-Feb-1898	11-Jun-1966	A Patch of Blue
Preston Foster	Actor	24-Aug-1900	14-Jul-1970	My Friend Flicka
Margot Grahame	Actor	20-Feb-1911	1-Jan-1982	The Informer
Victor McLaglen	Actor	11-Dec-1883	7-Nov-1959	The Informer
Donald Meek	Actor	14-Jul-1878	18-Nov-1946	Scottish-American character actor
Una O'Connor	Actor	23-Oct-1880	4-Feb-1959	Googly-eyed character actress
Joe Sawyer	Actor	29-Aug-1906	21-Apr-1982	Character actor 1930s to 1950s

CAST

With
Victor McLaglen	...   Gypo Nolan
Heather Angel	...   Mary McPhillip
Preston Foster	...   Dan Gallagher
Margot Grahame	...   Katie Madden
Wallace Ford	...   Frankie McPhillip
and
Una O'Connor	...   Mrs. McPhillip
J. M. Kerrigan	...   Terry
Joe Sawyer	...   Bartley Mulholland
Neil Fitzgerald	...   Tommy Connor
Donald Meek	...   Pat Mulligan
D'Arcy Corrigan	...   Blind Man
Leo McCabe	...   Donahue
Gaylor Pendleton	...   Daley
Francis Ford	...   Judge Flynn
May Boley	...   Madame Betty
Grizelda Harvey	...   Girl
Dennis O'Dea	...   Street Singer

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