lost all other income, on his horse racing at the Curragh. The Captain acts as his own jockey on a horse bought from Davin. However, the crowd will not tolerate it, and despite the number of mounted troopers they block the Captain on his horse as he approaches the finishing line and mob him. Michael Fagan steals Davin's revolver and tries to kill Killain, who has been signing the eviction notices. A fight ensues and Fagan falls in a river. It is reported that he has been murdered. Davin tries to stop the mob from lynching Killain because he loves his daughter. Davin rushes to the Killain cottage and finds the priest giving Killain the last rites having been shot by Fagan. When the mob arrive they are pointed to Boycott and the troops leaving: their cause lost. The priest says if anything like this happens again they will be able to "boycott" him. Cast Stewart Granger as Hugh Davin Kathleen Ryan as Anne Killain Cecil Parker as Capt. Charles Boycott Mervyn Johns as Watty Connell Alastair Sim as Father McKeogh the local priest Noel Purcell as Daniel McGinty Niall MacGinnis as Mark Killain Maureen Delany as Mrs. Davin Eddie Byrne as Sean Kerin Liam Gaffney as Michael Fagan Liam Redmond as Martin Egan Edward Lexy as Sgt. Dempsey Robert Donat as Charles Stewart Parnell Bernadette O'Farrell as Mrs. Fagan Harry Webster as Robert Hogan Reginald Purdell as Reporter Cavan Malone as Billy Killain Production During shooting of this film in 1946, the then Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Bernard Griffin, paid an official visit to the set, during which he met the film's two stars Kathleen Ryan and Stewart Granger. The event was filmed for newsreel. Box office According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at British cinemas in 1947. Critical reception Overall, the reception of the movie was positive. In an original review published in 1947, The New York Times Bosley Crowther enthused that "a generous assortment of rich and pungent Irish characters contributes not only to the action but to the spirit, humor and charm of the film ... with the added virtues of beautiful vistas across the Irish countryside Launder have given us a picture which should thrill, amuse—and counsel well." Screenonline described Captain Boycott as "expertly constructed, wittily scripted, impeccably cast and enormously entertaining". Film 4 reviews, while describing