The Informer

May 24 1935 Approved 1h 31m
Crime, Drama

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?

Plot

Dublin, 1920. Gypo Nolan, strong but none too bright, has been ousted from the rebel organization and is starving. When he finds that his equally destitute sweetheart Katie has been reduced to prostitution, he succumbs to temptation and betrays his former comrade Frankie to the British authorities for a 20 pound reward. In the course of one gloomy, foggy night, guilt and retribution inexorably close in...

Written by

Dudley Nichols, Liam O'Flaherty

Directed by

John Ford

Cast

Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 10 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
The Informer 1935 Official Trailer (Nominated Oscar / Best Picture)
Scores
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Average Rating
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