The Blue Eagle is a 1926 American action film directed by John Ford.
Plot
George Darcy and Tim Ryan, rival gang leaders, find themselves working on the machinery of a U.S. Navy ship during World War I. For a time, their rivalry over politics and a young woman named Rose is put to rest by shipboard discipline, but the ship's chaplain, Father Joe, finally decides to have them meet in a ring. The fight is interrupted by a submarine attack, but the attack is repelled. After the war, their feud continues until drug dealers kill one of George's brothers and a friend of Tim's. Together, George and Tim attack the dealers' hideout and blow up their submarine. Later, under Father Joe's auspices, a fight is arranged between them, and George emerges victorious.
Cast
- George O'Brien as George Darcy
- Janet Gaynor as Rose Kelly
- William Russell as Big Tim Ryan
- Margaret Livingston as Mrs. Mary Rohan
- Robert Edeson as Chaplain Regan, aka Father Joe
- Philip Ford as Limpy Darcy (as Phillip Ford)
- David Butler as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
- Lew Short as Sergeant Kelly
- Ralph Sipperly as Slats "Dip" Mulligan
- Jerry Madden as Baby Tom
- Jack Herrick as "On Da Nose" Sailor (uncredited)
- Jack Pennick as Ship's crewman (uncredited)
- Charles Sullivan as Sailor Giving George Boxing Gloves (uncredited)
- Harry Tenbrook as Bascom, a Stoker (uncredited)
Preservation
Prints of The Blue Eagle are in the Library of Congress film archive and in the UCLA Film and Television Archive, but one reel is missing.
References
External links
- The Blue Eagle at IMDb
- The Blue Eagle on YouTube
