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Irish and Proud of It

1936-11-04 · 78 min · ★ 8.0

Crime · Drama · Comedy · Romance

An Irish-born businessman based in London is kidnapped by colleagues as a joke and flown back to the small village of his birth. There he finds that American gangsters are forcing the local publicans to buy illegally-produced raw spirit with which to adulterate branded products.

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Directors
Donovan Pedelty
Production companies
Victor M. Greene Productions
Countries
Ireland, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Richard HaywardRichard HaywardDonogh O'Connor
Dinah SheridanDinah SheridanMoira Flaherty
Gwenllian GillGwenllian GillMary Johnson
George PembrokeGeorge PembrokeMick Finnegan
Liam GaffneyLiam GaffneySean Casey
Herbert ThorpeBenito Colombo
Jimmy MageeanOld Flaherty

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