[Starring] Victor McLaglen
with Preston Foster and Margot Grahame
Produced and directed by John Ford
From the novel by Liam O'Flaherty
In this dramatic film the British-born actor Victor McLaglen gave the finest performance of his career. The film, set in Dublin in the bitter days of 1920, tells the story of a man who betrays his friend for money but who cannot escape his conscience.