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.
00:13:28 Carry on.
00:17:58 Yes?
00:23:21 He didn't mean any harm.
00:29:35 Argh! Bartly!
00:32:50 I got nothing.
00:35:24 Ah, Tommy, Tommy.
00:37:48 Keep at Gypo's heels like a pot of glue.
00:40:29 With my own two eyes, I saw Gypo knock Maloney flying across the road
00:43:04 Now, order, please. Ladies first. Ladies first.
00:47:07 Oh, be the holy...
00:50:59 - Go back to the gutter where you belong. - Don't talk to Gypo and me like that.
00:54:21 - Oh, I'm sorry, dear. - I love you, Mary.
00:57:26 I had no right to come here. I should have gone to the police.
00:59:38 And you'd better be careful about disobeying them.
01:02:54 Our case is prepared, gentlemen.
01:07:09 But good or bad, no matter.
01:09:24 Sure, my sister Suzy's name is Mary Ellen.
01:11:55 I-I-I-I-I'm all mixed up. I-I don't know what I'm doing.
01:14:50 - Are you afraid, or what? - No.
01:19:42 Yes, I love you, Gypo.
01:22:28 I'm not the kind of girl you are. But there was a time when I was.
01:27:15 Your mother forgives me!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed987
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:02:47
Final line01:27:15
Production Record
DirectorJohn Ford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$243,000
Revenue$950,000
IMDb votes7,470