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6.8Gypo 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?
Released: 1935-05-0991 minDir: John FordCrime, DramaBudget: $243,000Box office: $950,000
Cast
- Victor McLaglen as Gypo Nolan
- Heather Angel as Mary McPhillip
- Preston Foster as Dan Gallagher
- Margot Grahame as Katie Madden
- Wallace Ford as Frankie McPhillip
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. McPhillip
Themes
- friendship
- dublin, ireland
- treason
- love
- betrayal
- ira (irish republican army)
- reward
- 1920s
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
7,557 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 1935
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 13 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 792857
- Image
- Victor McLaglen-Margot Grahame in The Informer.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Informer (1935 film)
- publication date
- 1935-01-01
- title
- The Informer
- review score
- 89%
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Categories
1935 American films1935 crime drama films1935 English-language films1935 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about the Irish Republican ArmyFilms based on Irish novelsFilms based on works by Liam O'FlahertyFilms directed by John FordFilms featuring a Best Actor Academy Award–winning performanceFilms produced by Cliff ReidFilms scored by Max SteinerFilms set in 1922Films set in IrelandFilms that won the Best Original Score Academy AwardFilms whose director won the Best Directing Academy AwardFilms whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy AwardFilms with screenplays by Dudley NicholsIrish War of Independence filmsRKO Pictures filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameter