Mountains O'Mourne

Mountains O'Mourne
Directed by	Harry Hughes
Written by	Gerald Brosnan Daisy L. Fielding
Produced by	Harry Hughes
Starring	Rene Ray Niall MacGinnis Jerry Verno
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	Cecil H. Williamson
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production companies	Rembrandt Film Productions Butcher's Film Service
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	1938 (1938)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£10,108 [1]

Mountains O'Mourne is a 1938 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Rene Ray, Niall MacGinnis and Jerry Verno. ^[2] The title is a reference to the song The Mountains of Mourne , a common theme from films produced by Butcher's Film Service.^{[ citation needed ]}

Plot summary

Two Irish families are evicted from their properties, but their children raise the money to regain them.

Partial Cast

• Rene Ray as Mary Macree
• Niall MacGinnis as Paddy Kelly
• Jerry Verno as Dip Evans
• Betty Ann Davies as Violet Mayfair
• Charles Oliver as Errol Finnegan
• Hamilton Keene as O'Rourke
• Kaye Seeley as Peter O'Loughlin
• Maire O'Neill as Maura Macree
• Eve Lynd as Nikita Findley
• Freda Jackson as Biddy O'Hara
• Alexander Butler as Tim Kelly

Production

It was shot at Walton Studios near London. ^[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul.

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The direction is good and the camera is often used to see through the eyes of the characters as well as viewing the action from outside them. The hard-hearted landlord and his caddish nephew are drawn in melodramatic vein but not so unduly as to be alien to the romantic story and its coincidences such as Dip finding the will. The acting and singing of Niall MacGinnis are good and he is well supported by the rest of the cast." ^[4]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Niall MacGinnis, as Paddy, looks like a good bet for British films. He brings to the role an appealingly rugged charm as well as fine sense of sincerity and conviction. ... Rene Ray is also wistfully eflective in a Janet Gaynor-ish part as Mary and contributes valuable support in the vocal department. Jerry Verno supplies comedy relief as a pickpocket-turned-valet, and Betty Ann Davies is a decorative and convincing vamp. ... Narration is simple and straightforward, with both issues and characters clear cut and easily understandable." ^[5]

References

1. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 470–494 at 479.
2. "Mountains o'Mourne". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
3. Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
4. "Mountains O'Mourne". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 5 (49): 154. 1 January 1938. ProQuest   1305799050.
5. "Mountains O'Mourne". Kine Weekly . 254 (1618): iii. 21 April 1938. ProQuest   2338206941.

External links

• Mountains O'Mourne at IMDb