Stream it: | Own it: | Search for streaming:      | With: Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor
| Written by: Dudley Nichols, based on a story by Liam O'Flaherty
| Directed by: John Ford
| MPAA Rating: NR
| Running Time: 91
| | Date: 30/04/1935 | | | | Rat Broke By Jeffrey M. Anderson With The Informer (1935) John Ford won his first of four Best Director Oscars. Likewise, Victor McLaughlin won Best Actor as Gypo Nolan, a down-on-his-luck Irish hood who turns in his best friend for a 20-pound reward. The film's gorgeous black-and-white cinematography -- with its streams of fog and sparkling cobblestones -- gave audiences a new glimpse as to the potential artistry of cinema. After seeing this film, Jean Renoir reportedly once said, "I learned so much today ... I learned how to not move my camera." |
