The Dawn 88 years old
The fight must go on.
Set in 1920 Ireland when the Black & Tans were brought in from Britain to help supress revolution in Ireland. It was the first full length sound movie made in Ireland and tells the saga of an IRA flying column in Kerry and the local Malone family suspected of betraying their country. It was made in and around Killarney by Tom Cooper, the owner of the local cinema who also directs and stars as the head of the local IRA.
Credits
The Dawn Cast
Name | Character |
---|---|
James Gleeson was 20, 92 years old when died | as John Malone |
Con Woods | |
Thomas Cooper He was 37, 83 years old when he died | as Dan O'Donovan |
Mary Meagher | |
Oliver Mason He was 42, now 45 years old | |
Jerry O'Mahoney | as Officer in Charge |
T. O'Donoghue | |
Herbert Martin He was 10, now 98 years old | as Brassie |
Mick Devane | |
Paddy Looney | |
Jack Scully | |
Donal O'Cahill | as Billy Malone |
Dan Culloty | |
J.G. McDonnell | |
Nora Burke | |
Dado Hurley | |
Johnny McCarthy He was 2, now 90 years old | as Johnny |
Bill Daly He was 27, now 60 years old | |
Brian O'Sullivan He was 55, now 32 years old | as Brian Malone |
T.M. O'Sullivan | |
John Cooper | |
Bill Murphy | as Sergeant Geary |
Marion O'Connell | as Mrs. Malone |
Tom Hill He was 37, now 50 years old | |
Peter Gardiner He was 32, now 55 years old | |
John McCarthy He was 8, 84 years old when he died |
The Dawn Crew
Name | Department |
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Thomas Cooper as Director. He was 37 (83) years old when He died | Directing |
Thomas Cooper as Producer. He was 37 (83) years old when He died | Production |
Thomas Cooper as Writer. He was 37 (83) years old when He died | Writing |
Donal O'Cahill as Script. | Crew |
Dr. D.A. Moriarty as Script. | Crew |
S.B.S. Lawlor as Camera Operator. | Camera |
T. O'Sullivan as Sound Recordist. | Crew |
P. Kleir as Sound Recordist. | Crew |
The Dawn (88 years)
The fight must go on.
- Release day: Wednesday, May 27, 1936
- Runtime: 86 minutes