of the Black and Tans (Christopher Rhodes), but refuses to talk. Lenihan leads a raid to rescue him. At that point, O'Shea decides to join the IRA. Lady Fitzhugh is sentenced to prison and goes on a hunger strike. Lenihan kidnaps Jennifer Curtis (Dana Wynter), the widowed daughter of a top British adviser, to try to force a prisoner exchange. Complications ensue when Kerry falls for her. When Kitty gets into trouble, both with Lenihan and the British, she decides to leave Ireland. Lenihan prepares to assassinate Colonel Smithson at the dock. However, he suspects he has been betrayed when Kitty, purely by coincidence, tries to board a ship there. During the ensuing shootout, Lenihan shoots Kitty dead in cold blood. When the men reassemble at a lighthouse, they hear two bits of news. First, Lady Fitzhugh has died. Second, the British have offered a peace treaty. The General is satisfied to have peace, but not Lenihan. When he decides to execute Mrs. Curtis, O'Shea has to stop him. They exchange shots, and Lenihan is killed. Cast James Cagney as Sean Lenihan Don Murray as Kerry O'Shea Dana Wynter as Jennifer Curtis Glynis Johns as Kitty Brady Michael Redgrave as The General Sybil Thorndike as Lady Fitzhugh Cyril Cusack as Chris Noonan Harry Brogan as Tom Cassidy Robert Brown as First Sergeant (Black and Tans) Lewis Casson as Judge Christopher Casson as Brigadier John Cairney as Mike O'Callaghan Harry H. Corbett as Clancy (as Harry Corbett) Allan Cuthbertson as Captain Donal Donnelly as Willie Lafferty Eithne Dunne as Eileen O'Leary Richard Harris as Terence O'Brien William Hartnell as Sergeant Jenkins John Le Mesurier as British General Niall MacGinnis as Michael O'Leary Patrick McAlinney as Donovan, bartender Ray McAnally as Paddy Nolan Clive Morton as Sir Arnold Fielding Noel Purcell as Liam O'Sullivan Peter Reynolds as Captain (Black and Tans) Christopher Rhodes as Colonel Smithson Release The film received its world premiere on 21 May 1959 in Dublin. References External links Shake Hands with the Devil at the blog Come Here to Me! about Dublin Review of film at Variety 1959 films 1959 drama films Irish drama films 1950s English-language films British Empire war films Films about the Irish Republican Army Films directed by Michael Anderson Films set in 1921 Films set in Dublin (city) Films shot in the Republic of Ireland Irish War of Independence films Films scored by William