i just saw this film on turner classic movie last night and be blow away by victor mclaglen performance representin every sense of the word a tour de force . the atmosphere of 1922 dublin evoke through the cinematography and production design really foreshadow technique use in the best film noirs of the 40 and early 50 . very nice attention to detail also while during frankie mcphillip ( wallace ford ) wake and the mourner be all pray in gaelic . max steiner score be unforgettable . a in late film such a 1939 gwtw and he appropriate folk ballad to lend local color and a sense of place and time . john ford represent already a film giant in 1935 .