A Touch of the Poet

Overview

Cornelius "Con" Melody is an Irish tavern keeper in New England who lives in reverence of his former days as a nobleman and decorated officer in the British army during the Napoleonic wars. Impoverished now, he struts about in his uniform and plots to make money by manipulating the love of his daughter for the son of a wealthy manufacturer. His daughter sees through his façade and his chicanery and begins to plot for herself.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Donald Moffat

Jamie Cregan

Robert Phalen

Mickey Maloy

Roberta Maxwell

Sara Melody

Nancy Marchand

Nora Melody

Fritz Weaver

Cornelius Melody

Tom Clancy

Dan Roche

John Heffernan

Paddy O'Dowd

Howland Chamberlain

Patch Riley