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The Dawn (1936)
Directed by Thomas Cooper
“The fight must go on.”
· 1h 26m
Set in 1920 Ireland when the Black & Tans were brought in from Britain to help supress revolution in Ireland. It was the first full length sound movie made in Ireland and tells the saga of an IRA flying column in Kerry and the local Malone family suspected of betraying their country. It was made in and around Killarney by Tom Cooper, the owner of the local cinema who also directs and stars as the head of the local IRA.
Cast
T
Thomas Cooper
Dan O'Donovan
B
Brian O'Sullivan
Brian Malone
H
Herbert Martin
Brassie
M
Marion O'Connell
Mrs. Malone
D
Donal O'Cahill
Billy Malone
J
James Gleeson
John Malone
J
Johnny McCarthy
Johnny
J
Jerry O'Mahoney
Officer in Charge
B
Bill Murphy
Sergeant Geary
J
Jack Scully
J
John McCarthy
D
Dado Hurley
Crew
- Director
- Thomas Cooper
- Writer
- Thomas Cooper
- Producer
- Thomas Cooper
Details
- Release date
- 1936-05-27
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Ireland