
Shake Hands with the Devil
Action · Drama · War
Overview
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization by his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.
Top Cast


James Cagney
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan


Don Murray
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea


Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis


Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady


Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
The General
Michael Redgrave
The General


Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
Lady Fitzhugh
Sybil Thorndike
Lady Fitzhugh


Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan
Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan


Marianne Benet
Marianne Benet
Mary Madigan
Marianne Benet
Mary Madigan


John Breslin
John Breslin
Timmy McGrath
John Breslin
Timmy McGrath


Harry Brogan
Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy
Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy
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