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Encyclopedia > Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by John Maxwell
Written by Alfred Hitchcock (adaption)
Sean O'Casey (play)
Alma Reville (scenario)
Starring Barry Fitzgerald
Maire O'Neill
Edward Chapman
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Distributed by Wardour Films Ltd.
Released 1930 U.K. release
Running time 85 mins
Language English
IMDb profile


Juno and the Paycock is a play by Sean O'Casey, the second of his well-known "Dublin Trilogy". It was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in 1922, during the Irish Civil War. Image File history File links Juno_and_the_Paycock. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899–29 April 1980) was a British-born film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899–29 April 1980) was a British-born film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Sean OCasey Sean OCasey (March 30, 1880 - September 18, 1964) was a major Irish dramatist and memorist. ... Alma Reville (August 14, 1899 – July 6, 1982 in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California) was an actress, assistant director and the wife of Alfred Hitchcock, whom she met while working as an assistant director on one of his first films. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 - January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... Born Mary or Maire Allgood in Ireland; she was a 19th and early 20th century Irish stage actress who was the sister of movie actress Sara Allgood. ... Edward Chapman may refer to one of the following people: Edward Thomas Chapman, Welsh World War II Corporal. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Sean OCasey Sean OCasey (March 30, 1880 - September 18, 1964) was a major Irish dramatist and memorist. ... A poster for the opening run at the Abbey Theatre from 27 December, 1904 to 3 January, 1905. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland (and the island of Ireland), located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Irish Civil War (June 1922–April 1923) was a conflict between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 6, 1921, which established the Irish Free State, precursor of todays Republic of Ireland. ...

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Plot

"Juno and the Paycock" is one of the most highly regarded and oft-performed plays in Ireland. It concerns the Boyle family, who live in the Dublin tenements. The father, Captain Jack Boyle, constantly tries to evade work by pretending to have pains in his legs, and spends all his money at the pub with his "butty", Joxer Daly. The mother, Juno, is the only member of the family working, as the daughter Mary is on strike, and the son, Johnny, lost his arm in the Irish War of Independence. Johnny betrayed a comrade in the IRA, and is afraid that he will be executed as punishment. A distant relative dies, and a solicitor, Mr. Bentham, brings news that the family has come into money. The family buys goods on credit, and borrow money from neighbours with the intent of paying them back when the fortune arrives. Combatants Irish Republican Army United Kingdom Strength 15,000 British Army c. ... Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921, the Irish Republican Army in the 26 counties that were to become the Irish Free State split between supporters and opponents of the Treaty. ...


In the third act tragedy befalls the Boyle family. Mr. Bentham, who had been courting Mary, ceases all contanct with the family, and it becomes apparent that no money will be forthcoming. As the borrowed goods are being taken back, Mr. and Mrs. Boyle learn that Mary has been impregnated by Mr. Bentham. Captain Boyle goes with Joxer to a pub to spend the last of his money. While he is gone, Mrs. Boyle learns that her son, Johnny, has been killed. Mary and Juno leave to live with Juno's sister and Captain Boyle returns to the stage drunk, unaware of his son's death.


Quotes

"I ofen looked up at the sky an' assed meself the question - what is the stars, what is the stars?"-Captain Boyle, Act I


"Th' whole worl's in a terrible state o' chassis!"- Captain Boyle,Act III


Adaptations

In 1930, a British film adaptation of the play was produced. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and featured Edward Chapman and Sara Allgood. This is one of Hitchcock's early films. Although most of the dialogue is taken directly from O'Casey's stage play, the ending is changed. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899–29 April 1980) was a British-born film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Edward Chapman may refer to one of the following people: Edward Thomas Chapman, Welsh World War II Corporal. ... Sara Allgood (born October 31, 1879 in Dublin, Ireland and died September 13, 1950 in Woodland Hills, California, United States), was an Irish character_actress. ...


A musical adaptation of the play, titled Juno, was created by Marc Blitzstein (music, lyrics) and Joseph Stein (book), and opened on Broadway in 1959. Shirley Booth starred as Juno Boyle, and Melvyn Douglas as the Captain. The musical version was a flop, closing after 16 performances, but Blitzstein's score was preserved on the original cast album and is today considered one of the composer's masterpieces. O'Casey gave his blessing to the project, but never saw the production. Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Juno is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based on the play Juno and the Paycock by Sean OCasey. ... Marc Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 - January 22, 1964) was an American composer. ... Joseph Stein (born 1913) is a Jewish-American playwright best known for his books for hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba, Rags, Take Me Along, and The Bakers Wife. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shirley Booth (August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an acclaimed American actress. ... Melvyn Douglas (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was a United States actor who won all three of the entertainment industries highest awards, two Oscars, one Tony and a televison Emmy. ...


External links


The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...

Alfred Hitchcock's films
1920s: The Pleasure Garden | The Mountain Eagle | The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog | Downhill | Easy Virtue | The Ring | The Farmer's Wife | Champagne | The Manxman | Blackmail | 1930s: Juno and the Paycock | Murder! | Elstree Calling | The Skin Game | Mary | Number Seventeen | Rich and Strange | Waltzes from Vienna | The Man Who Knew Too Much | The 39 Steps | Secret Agent | Sabotage | Young and Innocent | The Lady Vanishes | Jamaica Inn | 1940s: Rebecca | Foreign Correspondent | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Suspicion | Saboteur | Shadow of a Doubt | Lifeboat | Aventure Malgache | Bon Voyage | Spellbound | Notorious | The Paradine Case | Rope | Under Capricorn | 1950s: Stage Fright | Strangers on a Train | I Confess | Dial M for Murder | Rear Window | To Catch a Thief | The Trouble with Harry | The Man Who Knew Too Much | The Wrong Man | Vertigo | North by Northwest | 1960s: Psycho | The Birds | Marnie | Torn Curtain | Topaz | 1970s: Frenzy | Family Plot

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DVD Talk Review: Blackmail/Juno and the Paycock (0 words)
Juno and the Paycock is uninspired busy work the likes of which almost every nascent Auteur at the time had at one point or another to complete.
Juno and the Paycock is a simple adaptation of Sean O'Casey's popular stage play and is arguably the most uncinematic of Hitchcock's films.
Juno and the Paycock was well received at the time of its release but is a wholly insignificant entry in the Hitchcock oeuvre.
Juno and the Paycock (0 words)
He is usually known to his neighbors, however, as the "paycock" on account of his strutting, consequential gait.
Boyle has nicknamed his wife "Juno" because she "was born and christened in June.
Through it all the Paycock and his friend Joxer remain gloriously drunk, and it is the Paycock who speaks the final words of the play: "The whole world's in a terrible state of chaos."
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