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Working man Gregson loses his job when vertigo attacks affect his performance at the shipyards. His drinking goes from an occasional mild bender to out-and-out drunkenness, which doesn't help the situation. Fortunately for the man, his young daughter (Ryan) is a stock plucky type. She inspires her father after being picked to solo at a church festival and eventually helps him get a job with businessman Liam Redmond. The emotional manipulation within the drama does its job effectively, though every trick shines through without shame. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
John Gregson
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Kathleen Ryan
Ireland
Best movies:
Odd Man Out (1947)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
The Sound of Fury (1950)
Cyril Cusack
South Africa
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Jack MacGowran
Ireland
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Maureen Delaney
Ireland
Best movies:
Odd Man Out (1947)
The Long Arm (1956)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Marie Kean
Ireland
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Maureen Swanson
UK
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
Harold Goldblatt
UK
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The 25th Hour (1967)
John Pike
Best movies:
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Doctor at Large (1957)
Larry Dann
UK
Best movies:
The Bunker (1981) (TV movie)
Odd Man Out (1947)
The Bulldog Breed (1960)
Barry Keegan
UK
Best movies:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
Billy Budd (1962)
Noel Purcell
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Moby Dick (1956)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Sam Kydd
UK
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Howard Knight
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Richard III (1955)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Liam Redmond
Ireland
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)
The 25th Hour (1967)
David Barry
UK
Best movies:
The Woman in White (1997) (TV movie)
Lilith (1964)
J.G. Devlin
Ireland
Best movies:
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Far and Away (1992)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Richard O'Sullivan
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Young Ones (1961)