THE RISING OF THE MOON
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD
PRODUCED BY MICHEAL KILLANIN
FOUR PROVINCES/ WARNER BROS PICTURES
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Plot Summary
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories.
In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest
a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault.
The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village,
including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him.
"One Minute's Wait" is about an little train station
and glimpses into the lives of the passengers,
with a series of comic setups.
The third piece is called "1921" and is about a condemned
Irish nationalist and his daring escape.
Tyrone Power introduces each story
Written by Molly Malloy
Full Cast
Tyrone Power ... Himself - Host
Noel Purcell ... Dan O'Flaherty (1st Episode)
Cyril Cusack ... Inspector Michael Dillon (1st Episode)
Jack MacGowran ... Mickey J. - the poitín maker (1st Episode)
Jimmy O'Dea ... Paddy Morrisey - porter (2nd Episode)
Tony Quinn ... Andrew Rourke - Station Master (2nd Episode)
Paul Farrell ... Jim O'Brien - 2nd Episode
Kevin Casey ... Fireman McTigue - 2nd Episode
Maureen Potter ... Pegeen Mallory - barmaid (2nd Episode)
May Craig ... Mrs. Folsey - 2nd Episode
Michael Trubshawe ... Colonel Charles Frobisher (2nd Episode)
Maureen Connell ... May Ann McMahon (2nd Episode)
Martin O'Duffy ... The Singer - 2nd Episode
Denis O'Dea ... Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (3rd Episode)
Eileen Crowe ... Mrs. O'Hara - Police Sergeant's Wife (3rd Episode)
Frank Lawton ... British officer (3rd Episode)
Donal Donnelly ... Prisoner Sean Curran (3rd Episode)
Maureen Cusack ... Sister Therese - 3rd Episode
Edward Lexy ... Quartermaster Sergeant (3rd Episode)
Maureen Delaney ... Old Woman
Harold Goldblatt
Doreen Madden
Joseph O'Dea
Godfrey Quigley
Anita Sharp-Bolster ... Colonel Frobisher's Wife (2nd Episode) (as Anita Sharp Bolster)
Dennis Brennan (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
John Cowley ... Gombeen Man (1st Episode) (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Ann D'Alton (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
J.G. Devlin (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Dennis Franks ... Black and Tan Officer (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Maurice Good ... Constable O'Grady (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Eric Gorman (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Joe Hone ... I.R.A. Man (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
John Horan ... Billposter (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
David Marlowe (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Mafra McDonagh ... I.R.A. Man (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Paddy O'Donnell ... Railway porter (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Martin Thornton ... Sergeant (3rd Episode) (as Players from the Abbey Theatre Company)
Writing Credits
(in alphabetical order)
Lady Augusta Gregory story "The Rising of the Moon"
Michael J. McHugh story "A Minute's Wait"
Frank S. Nugent
Frank O'Connor story "The Majesty of the Law"
Original Music
Eamonn O'Gallagher
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Trivia
First cinema film of Donal Donnelly.