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Parnell
Parnell
Parnell
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1937
1h 58m
4.1(8 votes)
Drama
History
Romance

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

77 members
Acting

Clark Gable

Charles Stewart Parnell

Clark Gable
Acting

Myrna Loy

Katie O'Shea

Myrna Loy
Acting

Edna May Oliver

Aunt Ben Wood

Edna May Oliver
Acting

Edmund Gwenn

Henry Campbell

Edmund Gwenn
Acting

Alan Marshal

Captain William 'Willie' O'Shea

Alan Marshal
Acting

Donald Crisp

Michael Davitt

Donald Crisp
Acting

Billie Burke

Clara Wood

Billie Burke
Acting

Berton Churchill

The O'Gorman Mahon

Berton Churchill
Acting

Donald Meek

Nicholas Daniel Murphy

Donald Meek
Acting

Montagu Love

William Ewart Gladstone

Montagu Love
Acting

Byron Russell

Timothy Michael Healy

No Image
Acting

Brandon Tynan

John Edward Redmond

Brandon Tynan
Acting

Phyllis Coghlan

Ellen

No Image
Acting

Neil Fitzgerald

Richard Pigott

No Image
Acting

George Zucco

Sir Charles Arthur Russell

George Zucco
Acting

J. Farrell MacDonald

Irish Laborer (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald
Acting

Eily Malyon

Irish Woman with Dead Child (uncredited)

Eily Malyon
Acting

Robert Adair

Officer

Robert Adair
Acting

Erville Alderson

Father

Erville Alderson
Acting

King Baggot

Man in Office

King Baggot
Acting

Frank Baker

George Davis

Frank Baker
Acting

Marion Ballou

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

James Blaine

Irishman

James Blaine
Acting

Wade Boteler

Irish Cop

Wade Boteler
Acting

Tyrone Brereton

House of Commons Member

No Image
Acting

Randolph Churchill

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Wallis Clark

Doctor

Wallis Clark
Acting

D'Arcy Corrigan

Irish Party Committeeman

D'Arcy Corrigan
Acting

George Cowl

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jules Cowles

Man in Office

Jules Cowles
Acting

Alec Craig

Middle-Aged Man

Alec Craig
Acting

Drew Demorest

Irish Party Committeeman

Drew Demorest
Acting

Dick Elliott

Middle Aged Man

Dick Elliott
Acting

Frank Elliott

Judge Day

Frank Elliott
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Pat Flaherty

Parliament Member Parnell Socks

Pat Flaherty
Acting

Otto Fries

Singing Irish Member

Otto Fries
Acting

Douglas Gordon

Cockney Porter

Douglas Gordon
Acting

Lumsden Hare

Editor

Lumsden Hare
Acting

Ramsay Hill

House of Commons Member

No Image
Acting

Keith Hitchcock

Doorman

No Image
Acting

Halliwell Hobbes

W.H. Smith

Halliwell Hobbes
Acting

Leyland Hodgson

Unknown Role

Leyland Hodgson
Acting

Robert Homans

Irish Cop in New York

Robert Homans
Acting

Olaf Hytten

House of Commons Member

Olaf Hytten
Acting

Charles Irwin

Court Usher

No Image
Acting

Crauford Kent

Speaker of House

Crauford Kent
Acting

Murray Kinnell

Sir Richard Webster

Murray Kinnell
Acting

J. Farrell MacDonald

Irish Laborer

J. Farrell MacDonald
Acting

Gordie Mackay

Messenger Boy

No Image
Acting

Wally Maher

Villager

No Image
Acting

Eily Malyon

Irish Woman with Dead Child

Eily Malyon
Acting

Frank Mayo

Judge

Frank Mayo
Acting

Leo McCabe

Member of Parliament

No Image
Acting

Jimmie McElveen

Young Man

No Image
Acting

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Pat Hogan

Frank McGlynn Sr.
Acting

Tom McGuire

Irish Party Member

Tom McGuire
Acting

Charles McNaughton

Hot Potato Man

Charles McNaughton
Acting

Pat Moriarity

The Younger O'Brien

No Image
Acting

Corbet Morris

Unknown Role

Corbet Morris
Acting

Leonard Mudie

Conservative Member

Leonard Mudie
Acting

Jack Murphy

Irish Party Committeeman

Jack Murphy
Acting

Harry Myers

Man in Courtroom

Harry Myers
Acting

Frank O'Connor

Irish Party Member

Frank O'Connor
Acting

Pat O'Malley

Irishman

Pat O'Malley
Acting

Rita Page

Young Girl

Rita Page
Writing

Dermot Quinn

Irish Party Committeeman

No Image
Acting

Tom Ricketts

Elderly Man

Tom Ricketts
Acting

Speirs Ruskell

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Frank Sheridan

Sheriff

Frank Sheridan
Acting

Yorke Sherwood

London Cabby in Fog

Yorke Sherwood
Acting

Russell Simpson

Dead Child's Father

Russell Simpson
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Pat Somerset

Frank Lockwood

Pat Somerset
Acting

Lee Strasberg

Pat

Lee Strasberg
Acting

Jameson Thomas

Judge Nanan

Jameson Thomas
Acting

Zeffie Tilbury

Old Lady

Zeffie Tilbury
Acting

Joseph R. Tozer

London Bobby

No Image
Acting

Clarence Wilson

Assistant Process Server

Clarence Wilson

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