United States / Jun 04, 1937 / NR
The Romance that rocked the foundations of an empire....now lives on the screen!
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Berton Churchill | The O'Gorman Mahon |
| Donald Meek | Nicholas Daniel Murphy |
| Montagu Love | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Byron Russell | Timothy Michael Healy |
| Brandon Tynan | John Edward Redmond |
| Phyllis Coghlan | Ellen |
| Neil Fitzgerald | Richard Pigott |
| George Zucco | Sir Charles Arthur Russell |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | Irish Laborer (uncredited) |
| Eily Malyon | Irish Woman with Dead Child (uncredited) |
| Robert Adair | Officer |
| Erville Alderson | Father |
| King Baggot | Man in Office |
| Frank Baker | George Davis |
| Marion Ballou | |
| James Blaine | Irishman |
| Wade Boteler | Irish Cop |
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| Tyrone Brereton | House of Commons Member |
| Randolph Churchill | |
| Wallis Clark | Doctor |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | Irish Party Committeeman |
| George Cowl | |
| Jules Cowles | Man in Office |
| Alec Craig | Middle-Aged Man |
| Drew Demorest | Irish Party Committeeman |
| Dick Elliott | Middle Aged Man |
| Frank Elliott | Judge Day |
| Pat Flaherty | Parliament Member Parnell Socks |
| Otto Fries | Singing Irish Member |
| Douglas Gordon | Cockney Porter |
| Lumsden Hare | Editor |
| Ramsay Hill | House of Commons Member |
| Keith Hitchcock | Doorman |
| Halliwell Hobbes | W.H. Smith |
| Leyland Hodgson | |
| Robert Homans | Irish Cop in New York |
| Olaf Hytten | House of Commons Member |
| Charles Irwin | Court Usher |
| Crauford Kent | Speaker of House |
| Murray Kinnell | Sir Richard Webster |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | Irish Laborer |
| Gordie Mackay | Messenger Boy |
| Wally Maher | Villager |
| Eily Malyon | Irish Woman with Dead Child |
| Frank Mayo | Judge |
| Leo McCabe | Member of Parliament |
| Jimmie McElveen | Young Man |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | Pat Hogan |
| Tom McGuire | Irish Party Member |
| Charles McNaughton | Hot Potato Man |
| Pat Moriarity | The Younger O'Brien |
| Corbet Morris | |
| Leonard Mudie | Conservative Member |
| Jack Murphy | Irish Party Committeeman |
| Harry Myers | Man in Courtroom |
| Frank O'Connor | Irish Party Member |
| Pat O'Malley | Irishman |
| Rita Page | Young Girl |
| Dermot Quinn | Irish Party Committeeman |
| Tom Ricketts | Elderly Man |
| Speirs Ruskell | |
| Frank Sheridan | Sheriff |
| Yorke Sherwood | London Cabby in Fog |
| Russell Simpson | Dead Child's Father |
| Pat Somerset | Frank Lockwood |
| Lee Strasberg | Pat |
| Jameson Thomas | Judge Nanan |
| Zeffie Tilbury | Old Lady |
| Joseph R. Tozer | London Bobby |
| Clarence Wilson | Assistant Process Server |
Genres
DramaHistoryRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Parnell |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 4 giugno 1937 |
| Writer | S. N. Behrman, John Van Druten, Elsie T. Schauffler |
| Editing | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Assistant directors | John M. Stahl |
| Camera operators | Karl Freund |
| Additional photography | Karl Freund |
| Production design | Cedric Gibbons |
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| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons |
| Set decoration | Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | William Axt, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer, William Axt |
| Costume design | Adrian |
| Makeup | Adrian |
| Hairstyling | Adrian |
| Budget | 1.547.000 € |
| Revenue | 1.576.000 € |
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