''Irish Hearts'' is a 1934 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Brian Desmond Hurst Brian Desmond Hurst (12 February 1895 – 26 September 1986) was a Belfast-born film director. With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst has been hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director.Screening will honour 'NI's best film ...

and starring Lester Matthews,

Nancy Burne Nancy Burne (23 December 1907 – 25 March 1954) was an English stage and film actress. Born in Chorlton, Lancashire, she began her film career at British International Pictures, starring alongside comedians such as Gene Gerrard, Stanley Lupin ...

and

Molly Lamont Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress. Life and career Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. After winning a beauty contest in South Africa she was offered a contract by Britis ...

. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, 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 ...

.Wood p.82 It was also known by the alternative title ''Norah O'Neale''. It was based on Johnson Abrahams's novel ''Night Nurse''. The film portrays a Doctor, in love with two nurses, who has to confront an

epidemic An epidemic (from Ancient Greek, Greek ἐπί ''epi'' "upon or above" and δῆμος ''demos'' "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of patients among a given population within an area in a short period of time. Epidemics ...

Cast

* Lester Matthews as Dermot Fitzgerald *

as Norah O'Neale *

as Nurse Otway *

Patric Knowles Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995), better known as Patric Knowles, was an English film actor. Born in Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, he made his film debut in 1932, and played either first or second fi ...

as Pip Fitzgerald * Kyrle Bellew as Matron * Torin Thatcher as Dr. Hackey *

Patrick Barr Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series. Biography Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...

as Dr. Connellan * Sara Allgood as Mrs. Gogarthy * Arthur Sinclair as Farmer * Joyce Chancellor as Sheila Marr * Kathleen Drago as Dublin Mother * Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Moriarty * Mehan Hartley as Fanninby * Tom Collins as Dr. Joyce * Pegeen Mair as Ward Nurse * Mary Warren as Allannah Kenny * Theresa McCormac as Mrs. Kenny * Mary O'Reilly as Nurse Chambers * Georgina Leech as Girl * Iya Abdy as Casualty Nurse * Sean Dempsey *

Leo Rowsome Leo Rowsome (5 April 1903 - 20 September 1970) was the third generation of an unbroken line of uilleann pipers. He was a performer, manufacturer and teacher of the uilleann pipes throughout his life. Samuel Rowsome, Leo’s grandfather sent hi ...

References

Bibliography

*Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 drama films British drama films Films directed by Brian Desmond Hurst Films shot at Cricklewood Studios Films set in Ireland British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub