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
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