Rooney (film)

Rooney
Directed by George Pollock
Produced by George H. Brown
Screenplay by Patrick Kirwan
Based on novel Rooney by Catherine Cookson
Starring John Gregson
Muriel Pavlow
Barry Fitzgerald
Music by Philip Green
Cinematography Christopher Challis
Edited by Peter Bezencenet
Production
company
George H. Brown Productions
Distributed by Rank Organisation
Release date
  • 24 March 1958 (1958-03-24) (London, UK)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country UK
Language English

Rooney is a 1958 British comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Barry Fitzgerald.[1] The film depicts the life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends, and a Dublin rubbish collector during the week. It was based on a novel of the same name by Catherine Cookson.[2]

Cast

Critical reception

Bosley Crowther in The New York Times gave the film a mixed review though he added that, "we must say, John Gregson goes at the title role of the happy young bachelor dustman with a lively good nature and comic will";[3] while Tony Sloman in the Radio Times gave the piece three out of five stars, calling it "really quite charming";[4] and Allmovie found the film "Stronger on characterisation than plot," noting that "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."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rooney (1958)".
  2. ↑ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Movie Review -- Screen: Irish Comedy; John Gregson Starred in Sutton's 'Rooney' - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Rooney – review - cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  5. ↑ "Rooney (1958) - George Pollock - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.


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