The Rising of the Moon
Comedy, 1957
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about an little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece is called "1921" and is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape. Tyrone Power introduces each story.
Top cast:
Tyrone Power
Mickey J. - the poitín maker (1st Episode)
Denis O'Dea
The Police Sergeant
Cyril Cusack
The Inspector
Noel Purcell
The Old Man
Jack MacGowran
Mickey J. - the poitín maker (1st Episode)
Paul Farrell
Jim O'Brien - 2nd Episode
May Craig
Mrs. Folsey - 2nd Episode
Michael Trubshawe
Colonel Charles Frobisher (2nd Episode)
Maureen Connell
May Ann McMahon (2nd Episode)
Denis O'Dea
Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (3rd Episode)
Eileen Crowe
Mrs. O'Hara - Police Sergeant's Wife (3rd Episode)
Frank Lawton
British officer (3rd Episode)
Donal Donnelly
Prisoner Sean Curran aka Jimmy Walsh
Maureen Delaney
Old Woman
Harold Goldblatt
Barney Donigan - farmer
Godfrey Quigley
Christy Donigan
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Colonel Frobisher's Wife (2nd Episode)
J.G. Devlin
Moran
