The Informer (1935)
Gypo Nolan informs on his friend, IRA leader Frankie McPhillip, for twenty pounds, which he then spends on everyone in the street. Sentenced to death by the IRA as an informer, Gypo escapes, is wounded but struggles to a church, where he dies in the shadow of the cross after Frankie's mother forgives him. 3
Vintage magazines
Photoplay , April 1936
Books with substantial mentioning of The Informer
| National Film Theatre Fifty famous films, 1915-1945 [London], [[between 1945 and 1960] |
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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| Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000 |
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| Tag Gallagher John Ford: The Man and His Films Berkeley-Los Angeles-London, 1986 |
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Stanley Hochman (editor) From Quasimodo to Scarlett O'Hara, A National Board of Review Anthology 1920 - 1940 New York, 1982 |
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J.A. Place The Non-Western Films of John Ford Secaucus, NJ, 1979 |
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| David Zinman 50 Classic Motion Pictures, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of New York, 1970 |
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Articles with an entry on The Informer
| John Caps, Soundtracks 101, Essential movie music: a listener's guide, in: Filmcomment, nr. 6 (Nov/Dec), 2003 pp. 31-49 |
