| The Informer | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | John Ford |
| Written by | Dudley Nichols |
| Starring | Victor McLaglen Heather Angel Preston Foster Margot Grahame Wallace Ford Una O'Connor |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Editing by | George Hively |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Running time | 91 min. Dudley Nichols ( April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter who first came to prominence after winning and refusing Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen ( December 10, 1886 - November 7, 1959) was an Academy Award winning English Heather Grace Angel ( February 9 1909 - December 13 1986) was an English actress. Preston Foster ( August 24, 1900 &ndash July 14, 1970) was an American stage and film actor Margot Grahame (born Margaret Clark on 20 February 1911, Canterbury, England) was an English actress most noted for starring in Wallace Ford ( February 12, 1898 - June 11, 1966) was an English -born American movie and television actor who with Una O'Connor ( 23 October, 1880 &ndash 4 February, 1959) was an Irish actress who worked This article is about the film composer For other persons with the same name see Max Steiner. Joseph H August ( 26 April 1890 - 25 September 1947) was an American Cinematographer and co-founder of the American George Hively ( September 6, 1889 - March 2, 1950) was a Film writer and Film editor from 1917 to 1945 |
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The Informer is a 1935 dramatic film, released by RKO. Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The plot concerns the underside of the Irish War of Independence set in 1922. The Irish War of Independence (or Tan War, or Anglo-Irish War, Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) from January 1919 to July 1921 was a guerrilla Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It stars Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor and J.M. Kerrigan. Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen ( December 10, 1886 - November 7, 1959) was an Academy Award winning English Heather Grace Angel ( February 9 1909 - December 13 1986) was an English actress. Preston Foster ( August 24, 1900 &ndash July 14, 1970) was an American stage and film actor Margot Grahame (born Margaret Clark on 20 February 1911, Canterbury, England) was an English actress most noted for starring in Wallace Ford ( February 12, 1898 - June 11, 1966) was an English -born American movie and television actor who with Una O'Connor ( 23 October, 1880 &ndash 4 February, 1959) was an Irish actress who worked Joseph Michael Kerrigan ( December 16, 1884 - April 29, 1964) better known as J
The screenplay was written by Dudley Nichols from the novel The Informer by Liam O'Flaherty. Dudley Nichols ( April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter who first came to prominence after winning and refusing Liam O'Flaherty ( August 28, 1896 &ndash September 7, 1984) was a significant Irish Novelist and Short story It was directed by John Ford. It is about a brutish, but well-meaning Irishman, Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen), who informs on his best friend Frankie McPhillip (Wallace Ford) who is a member of the Irish Republican Army, in order to collect the reward of £20 and sail to America with his girlfriend Katie Madden (Margot Grahame). Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen ( December 10, 1886 - November 7, 1959) was an Academy Award winning English Wallace Ford ( February 12, 1898 - June 11, 1966) was an English -born American movie and television actor who with The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Margot Grahame (born Margaret Clark on 20 February 1911, Canterbury, England) was an English actress most noted for starring in The film traces his conscience-stricken emotional disintegration that eventually leads him to give himself away.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working [1] McLaglen won the Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for his portrayal of Gypo Nolan, beating out Charles Laughton and Clark Gable for the better-remembered Mutiny on the Bounty, and Ford won for Best Director. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Dudley Nichols won the Oscar for Best Writing, but turned it down because of Union disagreements. The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States It was the first time an Oscar was declined.
The film's other awards & nominations;
A presentation copy of the script was recently found in a garbage pile in Madison, Wisconsin, and brought on to the show Antiques Roadshow. 7th National 1st NYFCC Awards The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world Antiques Roadshow is a British Human interest Television show in which Antiques appraisers travel to various regions of It was appraised for about $4,000.