April 30, 1999 (Friday) at 7:30 p.m.
THE INFORMER
(Free and Open to the Public)
Directed by John Ford
Starring Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster
This adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel garnered Academy Awards for Best Actor (McLaglen), Best Director (Ford), Best Adaptation (Dudley Nichols), and Best Musical Score (Max Steiner). A hard-drinking brute, Gypo Nolan, played by McLaglen, informs on one of his friends in order to collect a reward during the Irish Civil War of 1922. Nichols wrote the script in six days and Ford shot the entire film in 17.