Full Confession
| Full Confession | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Robert Sisk |
| Written by |
Jerome Cady (screenplay) Leo Birinski (story) |
| Starring |
Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Barry Fitzgerald Joseph Calleia |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Harry Marker |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 78 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Full Confession is a 1939 is a US crime drama film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by John Farrow from an adaptation by Jerome Cady of Leo Birinski's story. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilers, Barry Fitzgerald and Joseph Calleia.
Plot
Pat McGinnis (Victor McLaglen) murders a policeman and escapes by committing a more minor crime, for which he is arrested and jailed. An innocent man, Michael O'Keefe (Barry Fitzgerald), is convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. While delirious after an injury, McGinnis confesses to priest Father Loma (Joseph Calleia). Loma, whose flock includes McGinnis's girlfriend Molly Sullivan (Sally Eilers) as well as the O'Keefe clan, struggles to find a way to save O'Keefe without violating the sanctity of confession. He must convince McGinnis to give himself up.
Cast
- Victor McLaglen as Pat McGinnis
- Sally Eilers as Molly Sullivan
- Joseph Calleia as Father Loma
- Barry Fitzgerald as Michael O'Keefe
- Elisabeth Risdon as Norah O'Keefe
- Pamela Blake as Laura Mahoney (as Adele Pearce)
- Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Frank O'Keefe
- John Bleifer as Weaver
- William Haade as Moore
- George Humbert as Mercantonio
Notes
Full Confession is often regarded as a semi-remake of John Ford's The Informer (1935) starring the same leading man, Victor McLaglen.[1]
References
External links
- Full Confession at the Internet Movie Database
- Full Confession at AllMovie
- Full Confession at the TCM Movie Database
- Full Confession at the American Film Institute Catalog