The Informer (film)

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The Informer
original film poster
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
Release date(s)	1935
Running time	91 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Informer is a 1935 dramatic film, released by RKO. The plot concerns the underside of the Irish War of Independence, set in 1922. It stars Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor and J.M. Kerrigan. The screenplay was written by Dudley Nichols from the novel The Informer by Liam O'Flaherty. It was directed by John Ford.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 Adaptations in Other Media 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Plot

A brutish but well-meaning Irishman, Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen), 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). The film traces his conscience-stricken emotional disintegration that eventually leads him to give himself away.

[edit] Cast

• 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 - Bartly Mulholland (as Joseph Sauers)
• Neil Fitzgerald - Tommy Connor
• Donald Meek - Peter Mulligan
• D'Arcy Corrigan - The Blind Man
• Leo McCabe - Donahue
• Steve Pendleton - Dennis Daly (as Gaylord Pendleton)
• Francis Ford - "Judge" Flynn
• May Boley - Madame Betty

[edit] Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ^[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. Dudley Nichols won the Oscar for Best Writing, but turned it down because of Union disagreements. It was the first time an Oscar was declined. The film also won the Oscar for Best Score.

The film's other awards and nominations:

• National Board of Review - Best Picture
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Film and Best Director
• Venice Film Festival - John Ford nominated for the Mussolini Cup

[edit] Adaptations in Other Media

The Informer was adapted as a radio play on the July 10, 1944 and October 17, 1950 episodes of The Screen Guild Theater, the March 28, 1948 episode of the Ford Theatre. On the Academy Award Theater's May 25, 1946 episode, McLaglen reprised his role.

[edit] Trivia

A presentation copy of the script, originally presented to a Seymour Roman and signed by many of the prominent cast and crew, was ostensibly found in Madison, Wisconsin among items being cleaned out of an apartment by a landlord. It was brought to the Antiques Roadshow and was appraised for $4,000-$5,000.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Informer at the Internet Movie Database

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