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  • Broth of a Boy (1959)
  • 77 min | Comedy
Broth of a Boy (1959)
77 min | Comedy

A British TV producer is traveling in Ireland when he comes across a village where they are planning a birthday party for the oldest man in the world. He decides he wants to make a film about this man, but Patrick Farrell is not the ...See moreA British TV producer is traveling in Ireland when he comes across a village where they are planning a birthday party for the oldest man in the world. He decides he wants to make a film about this man, but Patrick Farrell is not the delightful old man one would hope him to be. And he is not enthusiastic about making a big deal of his upcoming birthday either. See less
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Director
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Blanaid Irvine (screenplay) | Patrick Kirwan (screenplay) | Hugh Leonard (play "The Big Birthday")
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Updated Feb 28, 1959

Release date
Dec 26, 1959 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Barry Fitzgerald
Patrick Farrell Patrick Farrell   See fewer
June Thorburn
Silin Lehane Silin Lehane   See fewer
Eddie Golden
Martin Lehane Martin Lehane   See fewer
Godfrey Quigley
Desmond Phillips Desmond Phillips   See fewer
Tony Wright
Tony Randall Tony Randall   See fewer
Harry Brogan
Willie Farrell Willie Farrell   See fewer
Maire Keane
Molly Lehane Molly Lehane   See fewer
Philip O'Flynn
Father Carey Father Carey   See fewer
Seamus Kavanagh
Dowling Dowling   See fewer
Josephine Fitzgerald
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy Mrs. O'Shaughnessy   See fewer
Bart Bastable
Mr. Clooney Mr. Clooney   See fewer
Bill Foley
Matt Connolly Matt Connolly   See fewer
Jack Cunningham
Superintendent Superintendent   See fewer
Annie D'Alton
Miss O'Toole Miss O'Toole   See fewer
T.P. McKenna
Holmes Holmes   See fewer
Paul Farrell
Barman Barman   See fewer
Christopher Casson
Mr. Justice Healy Mr. Justice Healy   See fewer
Cecil Barror
Mr. O'Shaughnessy Mr. O'Shaughnessy   See fewer
Donald Bisset
Newcome Newcome   See fewer
John Hoey
Caretaker Caretaker   See fewer
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