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The Informer

The Informer
★ 6.8/10•1935•1h 31m•NR•Crime•Drama

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?

Dudley Nichols · Screenplay

John Ford · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 9, 1935
Budget$243,000
Revenue$950,000

Actors

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Gypo Nolan

Heather Angel

Heather Angel

Mary McPhillip

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Dan Gallagher

Margot Grahame

Margot Grahame

Katie Madden

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Frankie McPhillip

Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor

Mrs. McPhillip

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Terry

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Bartly Mulholland

Neil Fitzgerald

Tommy Connor

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Peter Mulligan

D'Arcy Corrigan

D'Arcy Corrigan

The Blind Man

Leo McCabe

Donahue

Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton

Dennis Daly

Francis Ford

Francis Ford

'Judge' Flynn

May Boley

May Boley

Madame Betty

Grizelda Hervey

Grizelda Hervey

English Girl

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