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The Informer

1935 • 1h31m Crime, Drama

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

1

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?

Details

Director

John Ford

Screenplay

Dudley Nichols

Cast

Victor McLaglen

Heather Angel

Preston Foster

Release date

5/9/1935

Status

Released

Budget

$243,000

Revenue

$950,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

113