The Informer (1935)
The Informer (1935)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Barty Mulholland
Neil Fitzgerald
Tommy Connor
Donald Meek
Peter Mulligan
D'Arcy Corrigan
The Blind Man
John Ford
Director
Leo McCabe
Donahue
Steve Pendleton
Dennis Daly
Dudley Nichols
Writer
Francis Ford
'Judge' Flynn
Liam O'Flaherty
Writer
Max Steiner
Composer
May Boley
Madame Betty
Grizelda Hervey
English Girl
Joseph H. August
Cinematographer
Denis O'Dea
Street Singer
George Hively
Editor
Barlowe Borland
Man at Wake
Eddy Chandler
House Patron
Clyde Cook
Flash Patron
Earle Foxe
British Officer
Frank Hagney
Policeman
Robert Homans
Detractor
Tiny Jones
Woman Dancing on Bar
Cornelius Keefe
House Patron
Frank Marlowe
Admirer
Frank Moran
McCabe
Pat Moriarity
Admirer
Jack Mulhall
Man at Wake
Anne O'Neal
Singer
Robert Parrish
Young Soldier
Bob Perry
Bartender
Pat Somerset
British Officer
Harry Tenbrook
Admirer
Frank Baker
Small Role
Robert Wise
Sound Effects Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Burnett Guffey
Camera Operator
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Cliff Reid
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 9, 1935
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingNR
Budget$243,000
Box Office$950,000
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Wiki.
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. Set in 1922, the plot concerns the underside of the Irish War of Independence and centers on a disgraced Republican man, played by Victor McLaglen, who anonymously informs on his former comrades and spirals into guilt as his treachery becomes known. Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor and J. M. Kerrigan co-star. The novel had previously been adapted for a British film of the same name in 1929.
Along with Mutiny on the Bounty, The Informer was a big contender at the 8th Academy Awards, competing directly in all six categories they were nominated for (though Mutiny got eight nominations in total, given its three Best Actor nominations). The Informer won four Oscars: Best Director for Ford, Best Actor for McLaglen, Best Writing Screenplay for Nichols, and Best Score for Max Steiner.
In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."