3-022-307 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

Scene From the Film 'The Informer': Lars Hansen Falling Down Dead in a Church After Seeking Forgiveness for His Crime, 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. Finally the dying Nolan in church, seeking and finding the mother's forgiveness for his crime'. 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.