Captain Lightfoot
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| Directed by | Douglas Sirk |
| Written by | W.R. Burnett |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Barbara Rush |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld Herman Stein |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.3 million (US)[1] |
Captain Lightfoot is a 1955 film starring Rock Hudson and Barbara Rush, and is a Hollywood adaptation of a book by W. R. Burnett written in 1954.
The movie is set in the early 19th century with the hero and his brother becoming highwaymen, robbing the wealthy around the foothills of Dublin, Ireland. Our hero, Captain Lightfoot, falls in love, and the ensuing drama threatens everyone's safety.
The movie was filmed around Clogherhead (a village in County Louth) and Powerscourt Estate (a country estate with a grand house in Enniskerry, County Wicklow).
Cast
- Rock Hudson as Michael Martin
- Barbara Rush as Aga Doherty
- Jeff Morrow as John Doherty, aka Capt. Thunderbolt
- Kathleen Ryan as Lady Anne More
- Finlay Currie as Callahan
- Denis O'Dea as Regis Donnell
- Geoffrey Toone as Captain Hood
- Hilton Edwards as Lord Glen
- Sheila Brennan as Waitress
- Harry Goldblatt as Brady
- Charles B. Fitzsimons as Dan Shanley
- Christopher Casson as Lord Clonmell
- Philip O'Flynn as Trim
See also
References
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
External links
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- 1955 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1950s drama films
- American historical films
- Films directed by Douglas Sirk
- 1950s historical films
- Films set in the 1810s
- Films based on books
- Films based on works by W. R. Burnett
- Films shot in Ireland
- Films set in Ireland
- American drama films
- Universal Pictures films
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