This well-acted drama about an Irishman just released from jail is filled with rich characterization. The story is adapted from a stage play by Walter Macken who also plays the role of the ex-convict Paddo in this screen version. Direction is by J. Fielder Cook. Once Paddo returns home after being sentenced to five years for killing a man, his old friends try to put him back in their niche of local hero but Paddo will have none of it. He is disillusioned and changed. His son Willie (Arthur Kennedy) walks with a limp that keeps him too self-conscious to assert himself as he would like with the young woman of his dreams. While other people come in and out of Paddo's life, from his taciturn friend the trapper to the local tinker, it is Paddo's son Willie suffering from his own disability who makes the difference in his father's life.
Credits
Home Is the Hero Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Joan O'Hara
She was 28, 76 years old when she died
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as Josie O'Reilly |
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Arthur Kennedy
He was 46, 75 years old when he died
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as Willie O'Reilly |
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Walter Macken
He was 43, 51 years old when he died
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as Paddo O'Reilly |
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Eileen Crowe
She was 63, 80 years old when she died
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as Daylia O'Reilly |
Home Is the Hero Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Fielder Cook as Director. He was 37 (80) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Walter Macken as Theatre Play. He was 43 (51) years old when He died
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Writing |
