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Juno and the Paycock (film)

Juno and the Paycock

Original film poster

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by John Maxwell

Screenplay by Alfred Hitchcock

Story by Sean O'Casey

Alma Reville

Starring Barry Fitzgerald

Maire O'Neill

Edward Chapman

Sidney Morgan

Sara Allgood

Cinematography Jack E. Cox

Editing by Emile de Ruelle

Distributed by Wardour

Films.

Harold Auten

Release date(s) 1930

June 29, 1930

Running time 85 min.

Language English

Juno and the Paycock (1930) is a film written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Barry Fitzgerald,

Maire O'Neill, Edward Chapman and Sara Allgood.

The film was based on a successful play by Sean O'Casey.

Plot

Barry Fitzgerald appears as an orator in the first scene of the film, but has no other role. In the slums of Dublin

during the Irish Civil War, Captain Boyle (Edward Chapman) lives in a two room tenement flat with his wife Juno

(Sara Allgood) and children Mary (Kathleen O'Regan) and Johnny (John Laurie). Juno has dubbed her husband "the

Paycock" because she thinks him as useful and vain as a Peacock. Juno works while the Captain loafs around the flat

when not drinking up the family's meager finances at the neighborhood pub.

Daughter Mary has a job but is presently on strike against the victimization of a co-worker. Son Johnny has become

a semi invalid after losing an arm and severely injuring his hip in a fight with the Black and Tans during the Irish

War of Independence. Although Johnny has taken the Anti-Treaty side during the continuing Irish Civil War, he has

recently turned in a fellow IRA member to the Irish Free State police, who killed him. The Paycock tells his friend

Joxer (Sidney Morgan) of his disgust at the informer, unaware that his son was responsible. The IRA suspect Johnny

and order him to report to them for questioning; he refuses, protesting that his wounds show he has done his bit for

Ireland.

Daughter Mary is courted by Jerry Devine (Dave Morris) but dumps him for Charlie Bentham (John Longden) who

whisks her away after telling Mary's family the Captain is to receive an inheritance. The elated Captain borrowsmoney against the (as yet un-received) inheritance and spends it freely on new furniture and a Victrola. Family
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friends are invited to an impromptu party at the once shabby tenement.

The Captain soon learns the inheritance has been lost because Bentham made an error in drafting the will. The

Captain keeps the bad news a secret until creditors show up. Even Joxer turns on the Captain and gleefully spreads

the news of the nonexistent inheritance to creditors. The furniture store repossesses the furniture. The tailor demands

money for new clothes. Pub owner Mrs. Madigan (Maire O'Neill) takes the Victrola to cover the Captain's bar tab.

The worst is yet to come, however. Mary reveals that she has shamed the family by becoming pregnant by Charles,who has disappeared after his blunder was discovered. Her former fianc Jerry proclaims his love for Mary and

offers to marry her back until he learns of her pregnancy. While his parents are absent dealing with the situation,

Johnny is taken from the flat by the IRA and his body is later found riddled with bullets. Realizing that their family

has been destroyed, Mary declares, "It's true. There is no God." Although completely shattered, Juno shushes her

daughter, saying that they will need both Christ and the Blessed Virgin to deal with their grief. Alone, however, she

laments her son's fate before the religious statues in the family's empty tenement.

Cast

Barry Fitzgerald as The Orator

Maire O'Neill as Maisie Madigan

Edward Chapman as Captain Boyle

Sidney Morgan as "Joxer" Daly

Sara Allgood as Mrs Boyle, "Juno"

John Laurie as Johnny Boyle

Dave Morris as Jerry Devine

Kathleen O'Regan as Mary Boyle

John Longden as Charles Bentham

Dennis Wyndham as The Mobiliser

Fred Schwartz as Mr Kelly

Production

The film was based on the successful play Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey. Hitchcock filmed a faithful

reproduction of the play using few of the directorial touches he had incorporated in his previous films. Instead he

often held the camera for long single shots. He was eager to have a scene set outside the flat inserted into the film,

and after permission from O'Casey, added a pub scene. O'Casey made quite an impression on Hitchcock, and was the

inspiration for the prophet of doom in the diner in The Birds.

Sara Allgood reprised her role as Juno from the play. Barry Fitzgerald made his film debut.

The tailor Mr Kelly, who repossesses Captain Boyle's new clothes (bought on hire-purchase), is portrayed by aJewish actor and given a strong Germanic accent, although there is no indication in the original play that the

character (there called Nugent) is anything other than an Irish Gentile. It has been alleged that this plays up to the

stereotype of Jews as alien usurers. [1]
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Copyright Status

The following two views are opposed to each other over the copyright of this work.

1. Copyright has already expired, according to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, because it was issued

over 70 years ago.

2. Copyright is in force until 2050 (over 70 years from the death of Hitchcock), according to the Directive

harmonizing the term of copyright protection.

In the U.S., there is a contractor who releases public domain DVDs based on the former view.

On the other hand, Canal+ which claims the present copyright asserts copyright continuation based on the latter

view.

External links

Juno and the Paycock[2]

at the Internet Movie Database

Juno and the Paycock[3]

at AllRovi

References

[1] http:/ /www.albany. edu/writers-inst/webpages4/filmnotes/fns01n8. html

[2] http:/ /www.imdb.com/title/tt0021015/

[3] http:/ /www.allrovi. com/movies/movie/v26801
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