Broth of a Boy
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Patrick Kirwan
Alec C. Snowden
| Broth of a Boy | |
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| Directed by | George Pollock |
| Written by | Blanaid Irvine Patrick Kirwan |
| Based on | play The Big Birthday by Hugh Leonard[1] |
| Produced by | Emmet Dalton Alec C. Snowden |
| Starring | Barry Fitzgerald June Thorburn Eddie Golden Godfrey Quigley |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Henry Richardson |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | Emmett Dalton Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Broth of a Boy is a 1959 Irish comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring Barry Fitzgerald, Harry Brogan and June Thorburn.[2][3] It was written by Blanaid Irvine and Patrick Kirwan and adapted from the 1956 play The Big Birthday by Hugh Leonard.
The film involves the efforts of a British television producer to create a documentary about the birthday of an Irish supercentenarian, but the cantankerous old man is unwilling to cooperate with him.
Whilst holidaying in Ireland, British TV producer Randall comes across a village celebrating the birthday of the oldest man in the world, Patrick Farrell. Thinking Farrell's 110th birthday would make an ideal subject for a BBC documentary, Randall seeks to persuade him to agree to be filmed. However, Farrell proves difficult, is an old codger, cantankerous and disreputable, and will cooperate only if he can exploit the situation for his own ends.
Cast
- Barry Fitzgerald as Patrick Farrell
- Harry Brogan as Willie
- Tony Wright as Randall
- June Thorburn as Silin Lehane
- Eddie Golden as Martin Lehane
- Maire Keane as Molly Lehane
- Godfrey Quigley as Desmond Phillips
- Bart Bastable as Clooney
- Dermot Kelly as Tim
- Cecil Barror as O'Shaughnessy
- Josephine Fitzgerald as Mrs. O'Shaughnessy
- Philip O'Flynn as Father Carey
- Dennis Brennan as Bolger
- Bill Foley as Connolly
- Annie D'Alton as Miss O'Toole
- T. P. McKenna as minor role
- Paul Farrell as narman
- Christopher Casson as Judge
Production
Filming took place at Bray Studios in Ireland in August 1958 under the title of The Big Birthday.[4]
