Rooney (1958)
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(18 ratings)
Rooney (John Gregson) is a handsome but unambitious Irish sanitation worker. Rooney's landladies would love to see him married to one of their daughters, or nieces, or whatever, but Rooney ain't buyin'. Barry Fitzgerald plays Rooney's elderly bedridden neighbor, whom the young man… More Rooney (John Gregson) is a handsome but unambitious Irish sanitation worker. Rooney's landladies would love to see him married to one of their daughters, or nieces, or whatever, but Rooney ain't buyin'. Barry Fitzgerald plays Rooney's elderly bedridden neighbor, whom the young man befriends, turns to for advice, and tries to shield from the old man's bickering relatives. Stronger on characterization than plot, Rooney was based on a popular novel by Catherine Cookson. The film is at its best when the camera roams around the misty streets of Dublin, and at its worst when it pauses for sentiment. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Pollock
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Comedy
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Cast
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John Gregson
as James Ignatius Rooney
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Muriel Pavlow
as Maire Hogan
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Barry Fitzgerald
as Grandfather
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June Thorburn
as Doreen O'Flynn
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Liam Redmond
as Mr. Doolan
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Jack MacGowran
as Joe O'Connor
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Eddie Byrne
as Micky Hart
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Philip O'Flynn
as Paddy Ryan
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Irene Browne
as Mrs. Manning French
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Maureen Toal
as Kathleen O'Flynn
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Pauline Delaney
as Mrs. Wall
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Harold Goldblatt
as Police Inspector
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Marie Kean
as Mrs. O'Flynn
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Noel Purcell
as Tim Hennessy
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Godfrey Quigley
as TomReilly