Rooney (film)
Rooney | |
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Directed by | George Pollock |
Screenplay by | Patrick Kirwan |
Based on | novel Rooney by Catherine Cookson |
Produced by | George H. Brown |
Starring | John Gregson Muriel Pavlow Barry Fitzgerald |
Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
Edited by | Peter Bezencenet |
Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | George H. Brown Productions |
Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
Rooney is a 1958 British comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Barry Fitzgerald.[1] It was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Catherine Cookson.[2]
Plot[]
The film depicts the life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends, and a Dublin rubbish collector during the week.[3]
Cast[]
- John Gregson - James Ignatius Rooney
- Muriel Pavlow - Maire Hogan
- Barry Fitzgerald - Grandfather
- June Thorburn - Doreen O'Flynn
- Noel Purcell - Tim Hennessy
- Marie Kean - Mrs. O'Flynn
- Liam Redmond - Mr. Doolan
- Jack MacGowran - Joe O'Connor
- Eddie Byrne - Mickey Hart
- Philip O'Flynn - Paddy Ryan
- Harold Goldblatt - Police Inspector
- Pauline Delaney - Mrs. Wall
- Godfrey Quigley - Tom Reilly
- Irene Browne - Mrs. Manning ffrench
- Joan Phillips - Sheila O'Flynn
Critical reception[]
Bosley Crowther in The New York Times gave the film a mixed review though he added that, "we must say, John Gregson goes at the title role of the happy young bachelor dustman with a lively good nature and comic will";[4] while Tony Sloman in the Radio Times gave the piece three out of five stars, calling it "really quite charming";[5] and Allmovie found the film "Stronger on characterisation than plot," noting that "The film is at its best when the camera roams around the misty streets of Dublin, and at its worst when it pauses for sentiment."[6]
Box office[]
Kinematograph Weekly listed it as being "in the money" at the British box office in 1958.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Rooney (1958)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Movie Review -- Screen: Irish Comedy; John Gregson Starred in Sutton's 'Rooney' - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Rooney – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
- ^ "Rooney (1958) - George Pollock - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Billings, Josh (18 December 1958). "Others in the Money". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 7.
External links[]
- 1958 films
- English-language films
- 1958 comedy films
- British films
- British comedy films
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- Films directed by George Pollock
- Gaelic games films
- Films with screenplays by Patrick Kirwan
- Films based on British novels
- 1950s British comedy film stubs