The Informer (1935)

Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?

Genres: Crime, Drama

What to watch after The Informer

• You Only Live Once (1937) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — Same feel: dramatic, melancholy
• Dead Reckoning (1946) — Wallace Ford appears in both
• The Long Voyage Home (1940) — John Ford directed both
• The Quiet Man (1952) — Same subject: love
• Ryan's Daughter (1970) — Same feel: dramatic, melancholy