The Plough and the Stars (1936) - film review

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The Plough and the Stars is an American film first released in 1936, directed by John Ford. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Barry Fitzgerald, Denis O’Dea and Eileen Crowe. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: John Ford
Script: Dudley Nichols, Sean O’Casey
Photo: Joseph H. August
Music: Roy Webb
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Nora Clitheroe), Preston Foster (Jack Clitheroe’), Barry Fitzgerald (Fluther Good), Denis O’Dea (The Young Covey), Eileen Crowe (Bessie Burgess), F.J. McCormick (Capt. Brennan), Una O’Connor (Maggie Gogan), Arthur Shields (Padraic Pearse), Moroni Olsen (Gen. Connally), J.M. Kerrigan (Peter Flynn), Bonita Granville (Mollser Gogan), Erin O’Brien-Moore (Rosie Redmond), Neil Fitzgerald (Lt. Langon), Robert Homans (Timmy the Barman), Brandon Hurst (Sgt. Tinley), Cyril McLaglen (Cpl. Stoddard), Wesley Barry (Sniper), D’Arcy Corrigan (Priest), Mary Gordon (Woman at Barricades), Doris Lloyd (Woman at Barricades), Michael Fitzmaurice, Francis Ford, Frank Hagney, Ben Hall, Buck Mack, Pat Moriarity, Margaret Morris, Lillian O’Malley, Patricia O’Malley, Lionel Pape (Englishman), Steve Pendleton, Jack Pennick, Mary Quinn (Second Woman), Ernest Shields, Billy Watson, Ann Bupp, Tommy Bupp
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 72 min; B&W

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