Rooney (1958)
Rooney (John Gregson) is a handsome but unambitious Irish sanitation worker. Rooney's landladies would love to see him married to one of their daughters, or nieces, or whatever, but Rooney ain't buyin'. Barry Fitzgerald plays Rooney's elderly bedridden neighbor, whom the young man befriends, turns to for advice, and tries to shield from the old man's bickering relatives. Stronger on characterization than plot, Rooney was based on a popular novel by Catherine Cookson. 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Pollock
Synopsis of Rooney
Rooney (John Gregson) is a handsome but unambitious Irish sanitation worker. Rooney's landladies would love to see him married to one of their daughters, or nieces, or whatever, but Rooney ain't buyin'. Barry Fitzgerald plays Rooney's elderly bedridden neighbor, whom the young man befriends, turns to for advice, and tries to shield from the old man's bickering relatives. Stronger on characterization than plot, Rooney was based on a popular novel by Catherine Cookson. 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Rooney
- John Gregson - James Ignatius Rooney
- Barry Fitzgerald - Grandfather
- Liam Redmond - Mr. Doolan
- Eddie Byrne - Micky Hart
- Irene Browne - Mrs. Manning French
- Pauline Delaney - Mrs. Wall
- Harold Goldblatt - Police Inspector
- Marie Kean - Mrs. O'Flynn
- Muriel Pavlow - Maire Hogan
- June Thorburn - Doreen O'Flynn
- Jack MacGowran - Joe O'Connor
- Philip O'Flynn - Paddy Ryan
- Maureen Toal - Kathleen O'Flynn
- Godfrey Quigley - TomReilly
- Noel Purcell - Tim Hennessy
- Director(s):
- George Pollock
- Writer(s):
- Patrick Kirwan
- Producer(s):
- George H. Brown
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