J.G. Devlin
Nascimento : 1907-10-08, Belfast - Northern Ireland
Morte : 1991-10-17
História
James Gerard Devlin was a Northern Irish actor who made his stage debut in 1931, and had long association with the Ulster Group Theatre. In a career spanning nearly sixty years, he played parts in TV productions such as Z-Cars, Dad's Army, The New Avengers and Bread
Villager
A trama se passa em 1892 e tem início na Irlanda. Joseph Donnelly é um jovem analfabeto que se revolta contra um poderoso proprietário de terras, por considerá-lo responsável pela morte de seu pai. Durante um duelo, uma jovem passa com uma carroça e salva a sua vida. Insatisfeitos com a vida que levavam, eles decidem partir para os Estados Unidos, atrás do sonho americano.
Mr. Beausang
Two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild stories about them. One day they observe the blonde Renee, and Jimmy is immediately fascinated by her and even follows her home. She, too, seems to like him, but for a mysterious reason keeps him at a distance.
Jake
During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.
George Gorman
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Old Scrotum
Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident.
Sean Tweeny
Craig Wasson é Michael Flaherty, um veterano da Guerra do Vietnã que vive sua vida confortável em Detroit para lutar pelo IRA na Irlanda, apenas para descobrir que sua decisão de fazê-lo pode ter sido enganada de maneira importante.
Old Mr. Gallagher
School leaver Gordon Saville (Martyn Hesford) joins the army.
Tom Flaherty
When an aging ex-IRA man is found dead, a Garda inspector suspects the involvement of his old comrade, now a powerful politician and industrialist. But pursuing the case is likely to have consequences for both the policeman and his family.
Waiter
A successful folk singer and his entourage are locked down in a Belfast hotel during the Troubles, as the authorities demand he identifies himself as either a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist.
Tom Curdie
Play set in Northern Ireland about Carson and the setting up of the Stormont Government of 1918-1920, after strong protests by the Northern Irish Protestants against Home Rule and separation from Great Britain.
Waiter
Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian scientist on the run. Cross and double-cross is the name of the game.
Cocky Burke
Michael Marler, a successful business man in London, is about to make his way to the top. The death of his father brings him - after 37 years - back to his hometown Liverpool, where he is confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died because of a fight with some anglo-saxon teddy boys. It becomes "a matter of honour" for him, to take his revenge without involving the British police
Muldoon
An American foreign exchange student in Ireland, Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), gets caught up in espionage when a dying man gives him a message to pass to his older brother, who is an American intelligence agent unbeknownst to Rich. Rich and his friend are then kidnapped by an Eastern Bloc agent pretending to be from the American Embassy in the hopes that they will lead him to a scientist who is attempting to defect to the West. Originally aired in 3 parts on 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color' TV series, then re-edited into a theatrical feature in Europe under the title, 'The Secret of Boyne Castle.'
The Tinker
Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and blackmails him to help her robbing the Spanish National Bank of Pamplona. He gives in and develops a brilliant plan... Will this be then end of his comfortable life?
Sloppitt
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Coroner
After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.
Informer
A London accountant (Herbert Lom) forms six gangs into a syndicate which he tries to control with a killer (Sean Connery).
Elliott
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears that he himself has been murdered.
Const. Lauden (as James Devlin)
In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O'Neil finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can he get out?
Tom Kerrigan
Pegue um pouco de folclore antigo, misture alguns efeitos especiais espetaculares e um elenco mágico (incluindo Sean Connery) - e você tem uma das fantasias mais encantadoras de todos os tempos! Um velho contador de histórias chamado Darby O'Gill está procurando desesperadamente o proverbial Pote de Ouro. Há apenas uma pequena coisa em seu caminho: um Leprechaun de 21 polegadas (53 cm) chamado King Brian. Para conseguir o ouro, Darby deve toda sua perspicácia contra o maldito malandro - o que não é um trabalho fácil, na verdade! Caia sob o feitiço de A Lenda dos Anões Mágicos para uma noite cheia de diversão de magia, alegria e malandragens sem parar!
Tom Kerrigan
Um olhar de bastidores sobre as filmagens de "O Senhor da Terra" com Walt Disney e Pat O'Brien. Neste programa, Walt Disney prova o seu valor como ator. Aprende sobre as tradições irlandesas, onde conhece o Rei Brian dos Duendes e Darby O'Gill. Gosta tanto das histórias deles, que os convida para a Califórnia para protagonizarem um filme dele.
Moran
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about an little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece is called "1921" and is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape. Tyrone Power introduces each story.
Granda
Animated cinema ad for E.T. Green's feeds. Bella is a farmer who is as mean as get out so her livestock find their own way to help themselves. One hungry hen improves her lot by shoplifting and starts an animal crime wave. While the adventurous hen grows fat the other livestock conspire to burgle a nearby farm.
Baxter
Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.