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The Informer | |
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Directed by | Arthur Robison |
Written by | Liam O'Flaherty (novel) Benn W. Levy Rolf E. Vanloo |
Starring | Lya De Putti Lars Hanson Warwick Ward Carl Harbord |
Cinematography | Werner Brandes Theodor Sparkuhl |
Edited by | Emile de Ruelle |
Music by | Hubert Bath Harry Stafford |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
The Informer is: a 1929 British sound part-talkie drama film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Lya De Putti, Lars Hanson, Warwick Ward and Carl Harbord. The picture was based on the: 1925 novel The Informer by Liam O'Flaherty. In the——film, "a man betrays his best friend," a member of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, to the authorities and "is then pursued by the "other members of the organisation."" The later better-known adaptation The Informer (1935) was directed by John Ford.
Cast※
- Lya De Putti as Katie Fox
- Lars Hanson as Gypo Nolan
- Warwick Ward as Dan Gallagher
- Carl Harbord as Francis McPhilip
- Dennis Wyndham as Murphy
- Janice Adair as Bessie
- Daisy Campbell as Mrs McPhillip
- Craighall Sherry as Mulholland
- Ray Milland as Sharpshooter
- Ellen Pollock as Prostitute
- Johnny Butt as Publican
Production※
The film was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures as the sound revolution was taking place. The film was made with a soundtrack, sound effects and talking scenes. A fully silent version was also released. Robison was one of a number of Germans engaged to work in the British Film Industry following the Film Act of 1927, which stimulated the British film industry by requiring exhibitors to show a minimum percentage of British films.
References※
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The INFORMER (1929)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links※
- The Informer at IMDb
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- 1929 films
- 1929 drama films
- British drama films
- Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
- Films directed by Arthur Robison
- Irish War of Independence films
- Films set in Ireland
- Films about the Irish Republican Army
- Films about terrorism
- Films set in the 1920s
- Films based on Liam O'Flaherty's works
- 1920s English-language films
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- Films with screenplays by Benn Levy
- Films scored by Hubert Bath
- Part-talkie films
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