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'''''The Informer''''' is a [[1935 in film|1935]] dramatic film, released by [[RKO]]. The plot concerns the underside of the [[Irish Civil War]] set in [[1922]]. It stars [[Victor McLaglen]], [[Heather Angel]], [[Preston Foster]], [[Margot Grahame]], [[Wallace Ford]], [[Una O'Connor]] and [[J.M. Kerrigan]]. |
'''''The Informer''''' is a [[1935 in film|1935]] dramatic film, released by [[RKO]]. The plot concerns the underside of the [[Irish Civil War]] set in [[1922]]. It stars [[Victor McLaglen]], [[Heather Angel]], [[Preston Foster]], [[Margot Grahame]], [[Wallace Ford]], [[Una O'Connor]] and [[J.M. Kerrigan]]. |
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The screenplay was written by [[Dudley Nichols]] from the novel ''[[The Informer]]'' by [[Liam O'Flaherty]]. It was directed by [[John Ford]]. It is about a brutish but well-meaning Irishman, Gypo Nolan ([[Victor McLaglen]]), who informs on a his best friend Frankie McPhillip ([[Wallace Ford]]) who is a member of the [[Irish Republican Army]], in order to collect the reward and sail to [[United States|America]] with his girlfriend Katie Madden ([[Margot Grahame]]). The film traces his conscience-stricken emotional disintegration that eventually leads him to give himself away. |
The screenplay was written by [[Dudley Nichols]] from the novel ''[[The Informer]]'' by [[Liam O'Flaherty]]. It was directed by [[John Ford]]. It is about a brutish but well-meaning Irishman, Gypo Nolan ([[Victor McLaglen]]), who informs on a 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 [[United States|America]] with his girlfriend Katie Madden ([[Margot Grahame]]). The film traces his conscience-stricken emotional disintegration that eventually leads him to give himself away. |
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The film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. McLaglen won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|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 (1935 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'', and Ford won for [[Academy Award for Directing|Best Director]]. Dudley Nichols won the [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Oscar for Best Writing]], but turned it down because of Union disagreements. It was the first time an Oscar was declined. |
The film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. McLaglen won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|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 (1935 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'', and Ford won for [[Academy Award for Directing|Best Director]]. Dudley Nichols won the [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Oscar for Best Writing]], but turned it down because of Union disagreements. It was the first time an Oscar was declined. |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by | Dudley Nichols |
| Produced by | John Ford |
| Starring | Victor McLaglen Heather Angel Preston Foster Margot Grahame Wallace Ford Una O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | George Hively |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Running time | 91 min. |
The Informer is a 1935 dramatic film, released by RKO. The plot concerns the underside of the Irish Civil War 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. It is about a brutish but well-meaning Irishman, Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen), who informs on a 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.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. 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's other awards & nominations;
- NBR - Best Picture
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Film and Best Director
- Venice Film Festival - John Ford nominated for Mussolini Cup
A presentation copy of the script was recently found in a garbage pile in Madison, Wisconsin, and brought on to the show Antiques Roadshow. It was appraised for about $4,000.
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