The Informer 1935 - Victor McLaglen - Heather Angel - Margot Grahame - Una O'Connor - Wallace Ford

Story In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in. Won 4 Oscars 10 wins & 4 nominations total Trivia John Ford kept Victor McLaglen continually off-balance (and thus in character) by getting him drunk, changing his schedules, verbally abusing him on and off the set and filming scenes when he'd told McLaglen that they were only rehearsing. For the crucial rebel court scene, the story goes that Ford reduced the actor to a trembling wreck by promising him the day off only to bring him into the studio early and extremely hung over, insisting that he spit out his lines. McLaglen was so furious with Ford over this that he threatened to quit acting and kill the director. Source https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026529