The Informer /: Radio Pictures presents ; a John Ford production ; directed by John Ford ; screen play by Dudley Nichols.

Name: The Informer / Radio Pictures presents ; a John Ford production ; directed by John Ford ; screen play by Dudley Nichols.
Description: The scene is Dublin, 1922. Gypo Nolan stumbles through a foggy Irish night, his brain pickled in whiskey and his soul tormented by shame and fear. Gypo is an informer, a turncoat who betrayed his friend to the British police for 20 pounds. Now he can't spend the money fast enough, nor can he run from his treachery fast enough as he brawls, brags, swaggers and lies his way toward his fate.

Ford, John,; Nichols, Dudley,; McLaglen, Victor,; Angel, Heather,; Foster, Preston,; Grahame, Margot,; Ford, Wallace,; O'Connor, Una,; Steiner, Max,; August, Joseph H.,; Hively, George,; O'Flaherty, Liam,; RKO Radio Pictures,; Warner Home Video (Firm),

The Informer / Radio Pictures presents ; a John Ford production ; directed by John Ford ; screen play by Dudley Nichols.

Ford, John, 1894-1973, film director.; Nichols, Dudley, 1895-1960, screenwriter.; McLaglen, Victor, 1886-1959, actor.; Angel, Heather, 1909-1986, actor.; Foster, Preston, 1900-1970, actor.; Grahame, Margot, 1911-1982, actor.; Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966, actor.; O'Connor, Una, 1880-1959, actor.; Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, composer (expression); August, Joseph H., 1890-1947, cinematographer.; Hively, George, editor of moving image work.; Motion picture adaptation of (work): O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984. Informer.; RKO Radio Pictures, production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm), publisher.

2016

PN1997 .I546 2016

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Title

The Informer / Radio Pictures presents ; a John Ford production ; directed by John Ford ; screen play by Dudley Nichols.

Uniform Title

Informer (Motion picture : 1935)

Published

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2016]

Language

English

Language Note

English language track; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

Description

1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Item Number

888574444167

Call Number

PN1997 .I546 2016

Dewey Decimal Classification

791.4372

Summary

The scene is Dublin, 1922. Gypo Nolan stumbles through a foggy Irish night, his brain pickled in whiskey and his soul tormented by shame and fear. Gypo is an informer, a turncoat who betrayed his friend to the British police for 20 pounds. Now he can't spend the money fast enough, nor can he run from his treachery fast enough as he brawls, brags, swaggers and lies his way toward his fate.

Note

"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video Play Only devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including records and PC drives."--Container.
From the story by Liam O'Flaherty.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1935.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices including recorders and PC drives"--Container.
Special features: "The informer: out of the fog" featurette; theatrical trailer.

Credits

Music by Max Steiner ; photographed by Joseph H. August ; edited by George Hively.

Performer

Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor, Donald Meek.

Cast

Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor, Donald Meek.

System Details Note

DVD-R, NTSC; full screen presentation.

Digital File Characteristics

video file region 1
DVD video

Awards

Academy Awards (1936): Best actor in a leading role (Victor McLaglen), best director (John Ford), best music, score (Max Steiner), and best writer, screenplay (Dudley Nichols); National Board of Review, USA (1935): Best film; New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1936): Best film, best director (John Ford); Venice Film Festival (1935): Mussolini Cup.

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