The Informer
1935 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 7,470 VOTES · DIR. John Ford
Overview
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
Dialogue Timeline — 987 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:47 (man sings "The Rose of Tralee")
00:10:14 "And I'll duck right out again." And here I am.
00:12:32 Up the rebels!
00:17:42 (screams)
00:23:12 - Gypo! - Don't be saying that.
00:29:22 Don't be shouting at me like an Aboriginal.
00:32:34 Oh, I don't know what I'm doing!
00:35:13 Ah...
00:37:33 It may be Gypo, but I don't believe it.
00:40:06 So, you'll try and beat up a policeman, will you?
00:42:38 - Blimey, it's a lot of people, guv'nor. - Yes, but they're a lovely crowd.
00:46:23 She'll be all right on the streets. (laughs)
00:49:47 Come on back and face them like a man.
00:53:43 - Oh, Dan! - Mary, darling.
00:56:10 (all sing "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms")
00:58:57 - Am I right or am I wrong, Gypo? - Right.
01:01:24 - Wait... Wait... - Let's get out of here.
01:06:21 (Mulligan) It's a lie! It's a lie!
01:08:39 Near the chapel?
01:11:10 Is that true, Gypo?
01:13:25 - Come on, Gypo. Come on. Come on. - I don't know why I did it...
01:18:49 What have you done?!
01:21:23 Shut the door.
01:23:50 You won't!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed987
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:02:47
Final line01:23:50
Production Record
DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$243,000
Revenue$950,000
IMDb votes7,470