Directed by:
Douglas SirkScreenplay:
Oscar BrodneyCinematography:
Irving GlassbergCast:
Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow, Kathleen Ryan, Finlay Currie, Hilton Edwards, Denis O'Dea, Kenneth MacDonald, Paul Farrell, Shay Gorman, Sheila Brennan (more)Plots(1)
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and is forced to flee into outlawry. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, "Lightfoot." 'Tis a perilous life, with captures, turncoats, rescues, and romance. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Rock Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/457/164457242_655f84.png)
Rock Hudson
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Winchester '73 (1950)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
![Barbara Rush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471313_bb9d2d.jpg)
Barbara Rush
USA
Best movies:
Hombre (1967)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
![Jeff Morrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058527_d34b3c.jpg)
Jeff Morrow
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
![Kathleen Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/528/159528503_4fe749.jpg)
Kathleen Ryan
Ireland
Best movies:
The Sound of Fury (1950)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
![Finlay Currie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247450_f84ab9.jpg)
Finlay Currie
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Great Expectations (1946)
Cleopatra (1963)
Hilton Edwards
UK
Best movies:
Othello (1952)
Victim (1961)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
![Denis O'Dea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/207/159207108_355fdb.jpg)
Denis O'Dea
Ireland
Best movies:
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
The Informer (1935)
Kenneth MacDonald
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Brute Force (1947)
The Jayhawkers (1959)
Paul Farrell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Becket (1964)
Hot Millions (1968)
![Shay Gorman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530901_a7472a.jpg)
Shay Gorman
Ireland
Best movies:
Angela's Ashes (1999)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Island of Terror (1966)
Sheila Brennan
Best movies:
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV movie)
The Spiral Staircase (1975)
Edward Lexy
UK
Best movies:
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Convoy (1940)
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Ireland
Best movies:
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Quiet Man (1952)
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Geoffrey Toone
Ireland
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
The King and I (1956)
J.G. Devlin
Ireland
Best movies:
Far and Away (1992)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)