Saints and Sinners (1949 film)
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| Directed by | Leslie Arliss |
| Written by | Paul Vincent Carroll Leslie Arliss Mabbie Poole |
| Based on | play by Paul Vincent Carroll |
| Produced by | Leslie Arliss Tom D. Connochie |
| Starring | Kieron Moore Christine Norden Sheila Manahan |
| Cinematography | Osmond Borrodaile |
| Edited by | David Newhouse |
| Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films(U.K.) Lopert (U.S.A.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £98,061 (UK)[1] |
Saints and Sinners is a 1949 British comedy drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Kieron Moore, Christine Norden and Sheila Manahan.[2]
Premise
[edit]The film follows life in small Irish town, where a man is wrongly accused of theft.
Cast
[edit]- Kieron Moore as Michael Kissane
- Christine Norden as Blanche
- Sheila Manahan as Sheila Flaherty
- Michael J. Dolan as Canon
- Maire O'Neill as Ma Murnaghan
- Tom Dillon as O'Brien
- Noel Purcell as Flaherty
- Pamela Arliss as Betty
- Edward Byrne as Barney Downey
- Sheila Ward as clothing woman
- Eric Gorman as Madigan
- Eddie Byrne as Norreys
- Liam Redmond as O'Driscoll
- Tony Quinn as Berry
- Cecilia McKevitt as Maeve
- Sheila Richards as Eileen O' Hara
- Anita Bolster as Julia Ann Kermody
Production
[edit]It was filmed on location in and around Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland.[3] There was some difficulty with Ireland's Actors' Equity over the hire of actors.[4]
Reception
[edit]Variety said "appeal is limited for US market".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p489
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Borradaile, Osmond (2001). Life through a lens. pp. 196–197.
- ^ "Actors Equity Given Brush by Korda". Variety. 1 September 1948. p. 11.
- ^ "Saints and Sinners". Variety. 6 July 1949. p. 9.
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