Main Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston S. Foster, Barry Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea, Eileen Crowe, Arthur Shields
Release Year: 1936
Country: US
Run Time: 78 minutes
Plot
John Ford, whose fierce pride in his Irish heritage often manifested itself in his work, directed this historical drama which uses as its backdrop the 1916 Easter Rebellion of Irish patriots against British rule. Nora Clitheroe (Barbara Stanwyck) runs a rooming house in Dublin and tries to stay away from the political turmoil raging around her, so she becomes quite upset when she learns that her husband Jack (Preston S. Foster) has joined a militia of Irish rebels trying to drive out the British. Nora fears for Jack's safety and begs him to keep his distance from the revolutionary forces. Jack assures her that he'll step back from their activities, but it's not until it's too late that Nora learns that Jack has done just the opposite -- and has become a commander with the Irish Citizen Army as they plan an ill-fated raid on the Dublin Post Office. John Ford had several bitter disputes with RKO Pictures while making The Plough and the Stars, especially after the studio re-shot several scenes with another director to tone down the film's politics; while he distributed several independent productions through the studio, he never shot another picture for RKO. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Carroll Clark - Art Director, Van Nest Polglase - Art Director, Walter Plunkett - Costume Designer, Arthur Shields - First Assistant Director, John Ford - Director, George Hively - Editor, Roy Webb - Composer (Music Score), Nathaniel Shilkret - Musical Direction/Supervision, Bill Cooley - Makeup, Joseph H. August - Cinematographer, Cliff Reid - Producer, Robert Sisk - Producer, Darrell Silvera - Set Designer, Dudley Nichols - Screenwriter, Sean O'Casey - Play Author
