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The "Over-The-Hill" of the Talkies.
In the slums of Dublin during the Irish Civil War, the Boyle family’s fragile stability collapses after news of an unexpected inheritance lures them into a false sense of prosperity. Captain Boyle, a boastful idler, squanders their meager resources, while his wife Juno holds the household together. When the fortune proves illusory, the family faces ruin, betrayal, and tragedy.Read moreLess
In the slums of Dublin during the Irish Civil War, the Boyle family’s fragile stability collapses after news of an unexpected inheritance lures them into a false sense of prosperity. Captain Boyle, a boastful idler, squanders their meager resources, while his wife Juno holds the household together. When the fortune proves illusory, the family faces ruin, betrayal, and tragedy.
The story
In the slums of Dublin during the Irish Civil War, the Boyle family’s fragile stability collapses after news of an unexpected inheritance lures them into a false sense of prosperity. Captain Boyle, a boastful idler, squanders their meager resources, while his wife Juno holds the household together. When the fortune proves illusory, the family faces ruin, betrayal, and tragedy.
Cast & crew
Barry FitzgeraldThe Orator
Maire O'NeillMaisie Madigan
Edward ChapmanCaptain Boyle
Sara AllgoodMrs Boyle, "Juno"
John LaurieJohnny Boyle
Kathleen O'ReganMary Boyle
Dave MorrisJerry Devine
John LongdenCharles Bentham
Dennis WyndhamThe MobiliserExplore the crew
- Writer
- Alma Reville
- Producer
- John Maxwell
- Writer
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Director of Photography
- Jack E. Cox
- Editor
- Emile de Ruelle
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock