Irish and Proud of It (1936)
Overview
An Irish-born businessman based in London is kidnapped by colleagues as a joke and flown back to the small village of his birth. There he finds that American gangsters are forcing the local publicans to buy illegally-produced raw spirit with which to adulterate branded products.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.32 |
Directed By
Donovan Pedelty
Crew
Dorothea Donn-Byrne
David Evans
Donovan Pedelty
Victor M. Greene
Donovan Pedelty
Hans Nieter
W.J. Hemsley
Billy Phelps
John Cox
Colin Wark
Geoffrey Faithfull
Germain Burger
Donovan Pedelty
TOP CAST
Richard Hayward
Donogh O'Connor
Dinah Sheridan
Moira Flaherty
Gwenllian Gill
Mary Johnson
George Pembroke
Mick Finnegan
Liam Gaffney
Sean Casey
Herbert Thorpe
Benito Colombo
Jimmy Mageean
Old Flaherty
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