''Irish and Proud of It'' is a 1936 British-Irish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Donovan Pedelty Donovan Pedelty (1903–1989) was a British journalist, screenwriter and film director. During the 1930s, Pedelty specialised in making quota quickies with Irish themes. These were generally not well received by critics.Chibnall p.31 Filmograph ...

and starring Richard Hayward,

Dinah Sheridan Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg; 17 September 1920 – 25 November 2012) was an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films '' Genevieve'' (1953) and '' The Railway Children'' (1970); the l ...

and

Liam Gaffney Liam Gaffney (22 June 1911 – July 1994) was an Ireland, Irish stage, film actor, film and television actor. His stage work included appearances with Dublin's Abbey Theatre, and in London's West End (theatre), West End. Selected filmography * ' ...

. In the film, a popular London-based Irish singer announces one evening how much he would love to go home to his home village in rural Ireland. For a prank, some of his friends take him up on this offer. He is kidnapped and deposited on a wild moor. He returns to the village of his youth, slightly disorientated, and battles an American gangster who has taken control of the settlement. It was made at

Wembley Studios Fountain Studios was an independently owned television studio in Wembley Park, northwest London. The company was last part of the Avesco Group plc. Several companies owned the site before it was bought by Fountain in 1993. Originally a film st ...

as a

quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928. D ...

for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.289

Cast

* Richard Hayward as Donogh O'Connor *

as Moira Flaherty *

Gwenllian Gill Gwenllian Gill (1915–2004) was a British film actress.Goble p.66 After originally appearing in some films in Hollywood she returned to Britain to appear in leading roles in several quota quickies. Selected filmography * ''Shock'' (1934) * '' ...

as Mary Johnson * George Pembroke as Mike Finnegan *

as Sean Casey * Herbert Thorpe as Benito Colombo * Jimmy Mageean as Old Flaherty

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1936 films British comedy films Irish comedy films 1936 comedy films English-language Irish films Films shot at Wembley Studios Films set in Ireland Films set in London Films directed by Donovan Pedelty British black-and-white films Irish black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{Ireland-film-stub