"Action... Excitement... Romance... Fill the Screen!"

1952

2h 9m

7.3(574 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

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Cast & Crew

30 members

Acting

John Wayne

Sean Thornton

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Maureen O'Hara

Mary Kate Danaher

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Victor McLaglen

Squire 'Red' Will Danaher

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Barry Fitzgerald

Michaleen Oge Flynn

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Ward Bond

Father Peter Lonergan

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Mildred Natwick

The Widow Sarah Tillane

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Francis Ford

Dan Tobin

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Eileen Crowe

Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair

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May Craig

Fishwoman with basket at station

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Arthur Shields

Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

Production

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Hugh Forbes

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James O'Hara

Father Paul

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Sean McClory

Owen Glynn

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Jack MacGowran

Ignatius Feeney

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Joseph O'Dea

Molouney - Train Guard

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Eric Gorman

Costello - Engine Driver

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Kevin Lawless

Train fireman

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Paddy O'Donnell

Railway porter

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Ruth Clifford

Mother (uncredited)

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Ken Curtis

Dermot Fahy (uncredited)

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David Hughes

Police Constable (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Nell - Maid (uncredited)

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Mae Marsh

Father Paul's Mother (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

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Melinda Wayne

Girl on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)

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Michael Wayne

Teenage Boy at Races (uncredited)

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Patrick Wayne

Boy on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)

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Toni Wayne

Teenage Girl at Races (uncredited)

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Frank Baker

Man in Bar (uncredited)

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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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