The Informer (1935)
Director: John Ford
Starring: Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor, J. M. Kerrigan, Joseph Sauers (Sawyer), Donald Meek
Oscar: Victor McLaglen; John Ford; Steiner and Dudley Nichols (for best screenplay)
The Irish always had a big problem with their fellow countrymen acting as informers for the British. In this film, McLaglen informs on a friend in order to collect the reward money during the Irish Rebellion of 1922.
See "Michael Collins" for historical background on the Irish Rebellion.
Historical Background:
See Michael Collins (1996).
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