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Scene From the Film 'The Informer': Lars Hansen Arriving at the House of the Mother of the Person He Informed on, 1920s. 'The German film director Arthur Robinson gave the screen a brilliant, mirror-like representation of life in the [Irish] Troubles. The powerful realism of German cinema had at last infiltrated into British studios with good effect. If you can't beat 'em, import their best talents...His betrayed friend shot while trying to escape,...Gypo Nolan, [interpreted by Lars Hanson] goes to comfort the bereaved mother. At her home, he accidentally drops the money which proves his guilt'. From "Time To Remember - Came The Dawn", 1925 (Reel 4); peek at the British Film Industry of the 1920s - clips from great silent films and newsreels.