The Informer
1935 · directed by John Ford
- Rating
- 73/100
- Hit
- no
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
The Informer (1935), directed by John Ford, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Victor McLaglen
- Heather Angel
- Preston Foster
- Margot Grahame
- Wallace Ford
- Una O'Connor
- J.M. Kerrigan
- Joe Sawyer
- Neil Fitzgerald
- Donald Meek
Crew
- Joseph H. August — Director of Photography
- George Hively — Editor
- Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
- Dudley Nichols — Screenplay
More from John Ford
- Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
- The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
- My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
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