Mountains O'Mourne is a 1938 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Rene Ray, Niall MacGinnis and Jerry Verno.[1] It was shot at Walton Studios near London.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director R. Holmes Paul. The title is a reference to the song The Mountains of Mourne, a common theme from films produced by Butcher's Film Service. The screenplay concerns two Irish families evicted from their properties.

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
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Mountains O'Mourne at IMDb

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