Broth of a Boy
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Broth of a Boy is a 1959 Irish comedy film
directed by George Pollock
and starring Barry Fitzgerald
, Harry Brogan
and June Thorburn
. A television reporter sets out on a quest to find a very elderly man.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by George Pollock
George Pollock
Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI was a British soldier.-Military career:Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Pollock was commissioned into the Bengal Artillery in 1803....
and starring Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald was an Irish stage, film and television actor.-Life:He was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland. He is the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. He went to Skerry's College, Dublin, before going on to work in the civil service, while...
, Harry Brogan
Harry Brogan
-Selected filmography:* Sally's Irish Rogue * This Other Eden * Broth of a Boy * Home Is the Hero * Shake Hands with the Devil * A Terrible Beauty * Lies My Father Told Me...
and June Thorburn
June Thorburn
June Thorburn was a popular English actress whose career was cut short by her death in an air crash.-Early life:Thorburn was born in Karachi when the city was still in a non-independent India...
. A television reporter sets out on a quest to find a very elderly man.
Cast
- Barry FitzgeraldBarry FitzgeraldBarry Fitzgerald was an Irish stage, film and television actor.-Life:He was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland. He is the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. He went to Skerry's College, Dublin, before going on to work in the civil service, while...
... Patrick Farrell - Harry BroganHarry Brogan-Selected filmography:* Sally's Irish Rogue * This Other Eden * Broth of a Boy * Home Is the Hero * Shake Hands with the Devil * A Terrible Beauty * Lies My Father Told Me...
... Willie - Tony WrightTony Wright (actor)Tony Wright was a British film actor.-Selected filmography:* The Flanagan Boy * Jumping for Joy * Jacqueline * Tiger in the Smoke * Seven Thunders...
... Randall - June ThorburnJune ThorburnJune Thorburn was a popular English actress whose career was cut short by her death in an air crash.-Early life:Thorburn was born in Karachi when the city was still in a non-independent India...
... Silin Lehane - Eddie Golden ... Martin Lehane
- Maire Keane ... Molly Lehane
- Godfrey QuigleyGodfrey QuigleyGodfrey Quigley was an Irish stage, film and television actor.Quigley was born in Jerusalem where his father served as an officer in the British Army...
... Desmond Phillips - Bart Bastable ... Clooney
- Dermot Kelly ... Tim
- Cecil Barror ... O'Shaughnessy
- Josephine Fitzgerald ... Mrs. O'Shaughnessy
- Philip O'Flynn ... Father Carey
- Dennis Brennan ... Bolger
- Bill Foley ... Connolly
- T. P. McKennaT. P. McKennaThomas Patrick McKenna , known professionally as T. P. McKenna, was an Irish actor who worked on stage, in film and television in Ireland and the UK from the 1950s.- Film and television :...
... Minor role - Paul FarrellPaul FarrellPaul Farrell was an Irish film and television actor.He is best remembered as the "Tramp", in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange .-Selected filmography:* Ourselves Alone...
... Barman