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The Rising of the Moon

6.9 81 mins Comedy   1957
Four Provinces Films  
Director(s): John Ford

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 an 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 a little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece, "1921," is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape.

Casts of The Rising of the Moon

Tyrone Power

as Self - Host

Noel Purcell

as Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Cyril Cusack

as Inspector Michael Dillon (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Jack MacGowran

as Mickey J., The Poitín Maker (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Jimmy O'Dea

as Paddy Morrissey, Porter (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Tony Quinn

as Andrew Rourke, Station Master (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Paul Farrell

as Jim O'Brien, Engineer (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Kevin Casey

as Fireman McTigue (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Maureen Potter

as Pegeen Mallory, Barmaid (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

May Craig

as Mrs. Folsey (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Michael Trubshawe

as Colonel Charles Frobisher (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Maureen Connell

as May Ann McMahon (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Michael O'Duffy

as Mahon, The Singer (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Denis O'Dea

as Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921')

Eileen Crowe

as Mrs. O'Hara (segment '1921')

Frank Lawton

as British Officer (segment '1921')

Donal Donnelly

as Sean Curran (segment '1921')

Maureen Cusack

as Sister Therese (segment '1921')

Edward Lexy

as Quartermaster Sergeant (segment '1921')

Maureen Delaney

as Old Woman (segment '1921')

Harold Goldblatt

as Barney Donigan (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Doreen Madden

as Sister Matthias (segment '1921')

Joseph O'Dea

as Chief of Guards (segment '1921')

Godfrey Quigley

as Christy Donigan (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Anita Sharp-Bolster

as Colonel Frobisher's Wife (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Denis Brennan

as Black & Tan Officer (segment '1921')

John Cowley

as Gombeen Man (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Annie D'Alton

as Mrs. Kinsella, Fisherman's Wife

J.G. Devlin

as Moran

Dennis Franks

as Black & Tan Officer (segment '1921')

Maurice Good

as Constable O'Grady

Eric Gorman

as Festus McQuade, Neighbor

Joe Hone

as I.R.A. Man

John Horan

as Billposter

Mafra McDonagh

as I.R.A. Man

Paddy O'Donnell

as Railway Porter (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

Martin Thornton

as Sergeant (segment '1921')

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