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
Overview
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?
Director
John Ford
Budget
243.0K
Revenue
950.0K
Status
Released
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Victor McLaglen
Gypo Nolan
Heather Angel
Mary McPhillip
Preston Foster
Dan Gallagher
Margot Grahame
Katie Madden
Wallace Ford
Frankie McPhillip
Una O'Connor
Mrs. McPhillip
J.M. Kerrigan
Terry
Joe Sawyer
Bartly Mulholland
Neil Fitzgerald
Tommy Connor
Donald Meek
Peter Mulligan
D'Arcy Corrigan
The Blind Man
Leo McCabe
Donahue
Steve Pendleton
Dennis Daly
Francis Ford
'Judge' Flynn
May Boley
Madame Betty
Grizelda Hervey
English Girl
Denis O'Dea
Street Singer
Barlowe Borland
Man at Wake
Eddy Chandler
House Patron
Clyde Cook
Flash Patron
Earle Foxe
British Officer
Frank Hagney
Policeman
Robert Homans
Detractor
Tiny Jones
Woman Dancing on Bar
Cornelius Keefe
House Patron
Frank Marlowe
Admirer
Frank Moran
McCabe
Pat Moriarity
Admirer
Jack Mulhall
Man at Wake
Anne O'Neal
Singer
Robert Parrish
Young Soldier
Bob Perry
Bartender
Pat Somerset
British Officer
Harry Tenbrook
Admirer
Frank Baker
Small Role
