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Rooney is a British film of genre Drama directed by George Pollock with John Gregson
Rooney (1958)
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Add to a movie listRooney is a 1958 British comedy film directed by George Pollock and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Barry Fitzgerald. The film depicts the life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends, and a Dublin rubbish collector during the week. It was based on a novel by Catherine Cookson.
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Rooney est éboueur la semaine et joueur de hurling le week-end. Il n'a pas le temps de penser au mariage...Actors
John Gregson
(James Ignatius Rooney)
Muriel Pavlow
(Maire Hogan)
Barry Fitzgerald
(Grandfather)
June Thorburn
(Doreen O'Flynn)
Noel Purcell
(Tim Hennessy)
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