Plot Summary

Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. Impoverished now, he struts about in his uniform and plots to make money by manipulating the love of his daughter for the son of a wealthy manufacturer. His daughter sees through his façade and his chicanery and begins to plot for herself.

Movie Details

Original Title
A Touch of the Poet
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Donald Moffat as Jamie Cregan

Donald Moffat

Jamie Cregan

Robert Phalen as Mickey Maloy

Robert Phalen

Mickey Maloy

Roberta Maxwell as Sara Melody

Roberta Maxwell

Sara Melody

Nancy Marchand as Nora Melody

Nancy Marchand

Nora Melody

Fritz Weaver as Cornelius Melody

Fritz Weaver

Cornelius Melody

Tom Clancy as Dan Roche

Tom Clancy

Dan Roche

John Heffernan as Paddy O'Dowd

John Heffernan

Paddy O'Dowd

Howland Chamberlain as Patch Riley

Howland Chamberlain

Patch Riley

Carrie Nye as Deborah Harford

Carrie Nye

Deborah Harford

Humphrey Davis as Nicholas Gadsby

Humphrey Davis

Nicholas Gadsby

Production Companies

Broadway Theatre Archive