Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot
Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Written by	W.R. Burnett
Produced by	Ross Hunter
Starring	Rock Hudson Barbara Rush
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Edited by	Frank Gross
Music by	Heinz Roemheld Herman Stein
Production company	Universal-International
Release date	March 26, 1955 (1955-03-26)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.3 million (US)

Captain Lightfoot is a 1955 film starring Rock Hudson and Barbara Rush, and is a Hollywood 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 was filmed around Clogherhead (a village in County Louth) and Powerscourt Estate (a country estate with a grand house in Enniskerry, County Wicklow).

Cast

• Rock Hudson as Michael Martin
• Barbara Rush as Aga Doherty
• Jeff Morrow as John Doherty, aka Capt. Thunderbolt
• Kathleen Ryan as Lady Anne More
• Finlay Currie as Callahan
• Denis O'Dea as Regis Donnell
• Geoffrey Toone as Captain Hood
• Hilton Edwards as Lord Glen
• Sheila Brennan as Waitress
• Harry Goldblatt as Brady
• Charles B. Fitzsimons as Dan Shanley
• Christopher Casson as Lord Clonmell
• Philip O'Flynn as Trim

See also

• List of American films of 1955

External links

• Captain Lightfoot at IMDb