Saints and Sinners (1949)
Directed by Leslie Arliss
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Saints and Sinners is set in a remote Irish village where "appearances" take precedence over everything else. Having served two years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Michael Kissane (Kieron Moore) returns to his home town of Kilwarra. While many of his old friends believe in Michael's innocence, he is obliged to prove that innocence before he will be fully accepted again. Christine Norden plays Blanche, the girl who promised to wait for Michael but who went back on that promise at the behest of her family. Drenched in atmosphere and local color, Saints and Sinners falters only in its depiction of a stereotypical American visitor.
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Keywords
accusation, disillusionment, robbery, criminal, ex-convict, false-accusation, frame-up, homecoming, honor [recognition], innocence, investigation, redemption
Attributes
Low Artistic Quality