The Informer

The Informer, Liam O'Flaherty's novel of the the Irish "troubles" of the early 1920s, was first filmed in England in 1929, with {|Cyril McLaglen|} in the lead. When director {|John Ford|} remade The Informer in 1935, the role of the tragic Irish roisterer Gypo Nolan went to Cyril's brother {|Victor McLaglen|}. The scene is Dublin, during the Sinn Fein rebellion. Gypo has tried to join the IRA, but has been bounced because he lacked full commitment to the cause. Gypo's best friend is Frankie...