Full Confession

Full Confession
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Farrow
Produced by	Robert Sisk
Written by	Jerome Cady (screenplay) Leo Birinski (story)
Starring	Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Barry Fitzgerald Joseph Calleia
Music by	Roy Webb
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Harry Marker
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	September 8, 1939 (1939-09-08)
Running time	78 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Full Confession is a 1939 is a US crime drama film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by John Farrow from an adaptation by Jerome Cady of Leo Birinski's story.

The film stars Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilers, Barry Fitzgerald and Joseph Calleia.

The film was made in Black and White.

Plot

Pat McGinnis (Victor McLaglen) murders a policeman and escapes by committing a more minor crime, for which he is arrested and jailed. An innocent man, Michael O'Keefe (Barry Fitzgerald), is convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. While delirious after an injury, McGinnis confesses to priest Father Loma (Joseph Calleia). Loma, whose flock includes McGinnis's girlriend Molly Sullivan (Sally Eilers) as well as the O'Keefe clan, struggles to find a way to save O'Keefe without violating the sanctity of confession. He must convince McGinnis to give himself up.

Cast

• Victor McLaglen as Pat McGinnis
• Sally Eilers as Molly Sullivan
• Joseph Calleia as Father Loma
• Barry Fitzgerald as Michael O'Keefe
• Elisabeth Risdon as Norah O'Keefe
• Pamela Blake as Laura Mahoney (as Adele Pearce)
• Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Frank O'Keefe
• John Bleifer as Weaver
• William Haade as Moore
• George Humbert as Mercantonio

Notes

Full Confession is often regarded as a semi-remake of John Ford's The Informer (1935) starring the same leading man, Victor McLaglen.

External links

• Full Confession at IMDb
• Full Confession at AllMovie
• Full Confession at the TCM Movie Database
• Full Confession at the American Film Institute Catalog