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{{Short description|1955 film by Douglas Sirk}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Captain Lightfoot
| name = Captain Lightfoot
| image = Captain Lightfoot - Film Poster.jpg
| image = Captain Lightfoot - Film Poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = [[Film poster]] by [[Reynold Brown]]
| caption = [[Film poster]] by [[Reynold Brown]]
| director = [[Douglas Sirk]]
| director = [[Douglas Sirk]]
| based_on = a novel by W. R. Burnett
| producer = [[Ross Hunter]]
| producer = [[Ross Hunter]]
| writer = [[W.R. Burnett]]
| screenplay = [[W. R. Burnett]]<br>[[Oscar Brodney]]
| starring = [[Rock Hudson]]<br/>[[Barbara Rush]]
| starring = [[Rock Hudson]]<br/>[[Barbara Rush]]<br/>[[Jeff Morrow]]
| music = [[Heinz Roemheld]]<br/>[[Herman Stein]]
| music = [[Heinz Roemheld]]<br/>[[Herman Stein]]
| cinematography = [[Irving Glassberg]]
| cinematography = [[Irving Glassberg]]
| editing = Frank Gross
| editing = Frank Gross
| studio = [[Universal Pictures|Universal-International]]
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor =
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1955|03|26}}
| released = {{Film date|1955|02|18|Chicago, Illinois|1955|03|26|United States}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $1.3 million (US)<ref>'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', ''Variety Weekly'', January 25, 1956</ref>
| gross = $1.3 million (US)<ref>'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', ''Variety Weekly'', January 25, 1956</ref>
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'''''Captain Lightfoot''''' is a 1955 film starring [[Rock Hudson]] and [[Barbara Rush]], and is a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] adaptation of a book by [[W. R. Burnett]] written in 1954.
'''''Captain Lightfoot''''' is a 1955 American [[CinemaScope]] [[Technicolor]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Douglas Sirk]] starring [[Rock Hudson]], [[Barbara Rush]] and [[Jeff Morrow]] and is Sirk's adaptation of a book by [[W. R. Burnett]] written in 1954.


The movie is set in the early 19th century with the hero and his brother becoming highwaymen, robbing the wealthy around the foothills of [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. Our hero, Captain Lightfoot, falls in love, and the ensuing drama threatens everyone's safety.
The movie is set in the early 19th century with the hero and his brother-in-arms becoming highwaymen, robbing the wealthy around the foothills of [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]. Captain Lightfoot falls in love, and the ensuing drama threatens everyone's safety.


The movie was filmed around [[Clogherhead]] (a village in [[County Louth]]) and [[Powerscourt Estate]] (a country estate with a grand house in [[Enniskerry]], [[County Wicklow]]).
The movie was filmed around [[Clogherhead]], [[County Louth]], [[Marlay Park]] in [[Rathfarnham]], [[County Dublin]], and in the [[Powerscourt Estate]] in [[Enniskerry]], [[County Wicklow]]. [[Slane Castle]] in [[Slane]] County Meath was used as the exterior of Ballymore Castle.

Director/writer [[Michael Cimino]] utilized the nicknames of Martin and Doherty for the main characters in his debut feature film, ''[[Thunderbolt and Lightfoot]]'' (1974).

==Plot==
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot." They give off a sense of pleasure


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Rock Hudson]] as Michael Martin, aka "Lightfoot"<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/captain-lightfoot|title = Captain Lightfoot|magazine = [[The New Yorker]]}}</ref>
* [[Rock Hudson]] as Michael Martin
* [[Barbara Rush]] as Aga Doherty
* [[Barbara Rush]] as Aga Doherty
* [[Jeff Morrow]] as John Doherty, aka Capt. Thunderbolt
* [[Jeff Morrow]] as John Doherty, aka "Capt. Thunderbolt"
* [[Kathleen Ryan]] as Lady Anne More
* [[Kathleen Ryan]] as Lady Anne More
* [[Finlay Currie]] as Callahan
* [[Finlay Currie]] as Callahan
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}} Tony Tracy, "''Captain Lightfoot'' (1955): Caught between a Rock (Hudson) and a Rapparee," ''Screening Irish America'' (ed. Ruth Barton), (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2009)
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Latest revision as of 04:02, 4 October 2024

Captain Lightfoot
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byDouglas Sirk
Screenplay byW. R. Burnett
Oscar Brodney
Based ona novel by W. R. Burnett
Produced byRoss Hunter
StarringRock Hudson
Barbara Rush
Jeff Morrow
CinematographyIrving Glassberg
Edited byFrank Gross
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Herman Stein
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • February 18, 1955 (1955-02-18) (Chicago, Illinois)
  • March 26, 1955 (1955-03-26) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.3 million (US)[1]

Captain Lightfoot is a 1955 American CinemaScope Technicolor adventure film directed by Douglas Sirk starring Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush and Jeff Morrow and is Sirk's adaptation of a book by W. R. Burnett written in 1954.

The movie is set in the early 19th century with the hero and his brother-in-arms becoming highwaymen, robbing the wealthy around the foothills of Dublin, Ireland. Captain Lightfoot falls in love, and the ensuing drama threatens everyone's safety.

The movie was filmed around Clogherhead, County Louth, Marlay Park in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, and in the Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry, County Wicklow. Slane Castle in Slane County Meath was used as the exterior of Ballymore Castle.

Director/writer Michael Cimino utilized the nicknames of Martin and Doherty for the main characters in his debut feature film, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974).

Plot

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In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot." They give off a sense of pleasure

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
  2. ^ "Captain Lightfoot". The New Yorker.

Tony Tracy, "Captain Lightfoot (1955): Caught between a Rock (Hudson) and a Rapparee," Screening Irish America (ed. Ruth Barton), (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2009)

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