''Saints and Sinners'' is a 1949 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

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

Leslie Arliss Leslie Arliss (6 October 1901, London – 30 December 1987, Jersey, Channel Islands) was an English screenwriter and director. He is best known for his work on the Gainsborough melodramas directing films such as ''The Man in Grey'' and ''The Wi ...

and starring

Kieron Moore Kieron Moore (born Ciarán Ó hAnnracháin, anglicised as Kieron O'Hanrahan) (5 October 1924 – 15 July 2007) was an Irish film and television actor whose career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. He may be best remembered for his role as ...

Christine Norden Christine Norden (born Mary Lydia Thornton; 28 December 1924 – 21 September 1988) was a British actress. Early life Norden was born in Mowbray Terrace, Sunderland. She was the daughter of a bus driver. Her childhood home was in Chester Ro ...

and

Sheila Manahan Sheila Manahan (1 January 1924 – 29 March 1988) was an Irish actress. Career Among her film roles were Ann Willingdon in ''Seven Days to Noon'' (1950), Esther's mother in ''The Story of Esther Costello'' (1957), and Mrs. Jenkins in ''Only Tw ...

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/ref> The film follows life in small Irish town, where a man is wrongly accused of theft. Filmed on location in and around Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland.

Cast

- Michael Kissane *

- Blanche *

- Sheila Flaherty *

Michael J. Dolan Michael J. Dolan (born 1884) was an Irish actor known for '' Scrooge'' (1951), ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) and '' Saints and Sinners'' (1949). He died on 21 October 1954 in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 70. He was a distinguished acto ...

- Canon *

Maire O'Neill Maire O'Neill (born Mary Agnes Allgood; 11 January 1886 – 2 November 1952) was an Irish actress of stage and film. She holds a place in theatre history as the first actress to interpret the lead character of Pegeen Mike Flaherty in John Mill ...

- Ma Murnaghan * Tom Dillon - O'Brien * Noel Purcell - Flaherty * Pamela Arliss - Betty * Edward Byrne - Barney Downey * Sheila Ward- Clothing woman * Eric Gorman - Madigan *

Eddie Byrne Eddie Byrne (31 January 1911 – 21 August 1981) was an Irish actor. Career His stage work included many appearances with Dublin's Abbey Theatre, and also work with the National Theatre in London. Outside Ireland he is probably best known ...

- Norreys *

Liam Redmond Liam Redmond (27 July 1913 – 28 October 1989) was an Irish character actor known for his stage, film and television roles. Early life Redmond was one of four children born to cabinet-maker Thomas and Eileen Redmond. Educated at the Christi ...

- O'Driscoll * Tony Quinn - Berry * Cecilia McKevitt - Maeve * Sheila Richards- Eileen O' Hara *

Anita Bolster Anita Sharp-Bolster (28 August 1895 – 1 June 1985) was an Irish-born American actress who appeared in 88 films and 12 TV series from 1928 to 1978. She was sometimes billed as Anita Bolster. Early life She was born 28 August 1895 in Glen ...

- Julia Ann Kermody

References

http://www.radiofones.com/saintsandsinners.htm

External links

* * http://www.radiofones.com/saintsandsinners.htm 1949 films 1949 comedy-drama films Films directed by Leslie Arliss British comedy-drama films British black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{comedy-drama-film-stub