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Hogan's Goat is a 1965 play by William Alfred. The blank-verse drama concerns a mayoral contest between Irish Americans in Brooklyn, New York, in 1890. The play's focus is on the personal life of Matthew Stanton, the dynamic leader of the Sixth Ward, who hopes to unseat corrupt incumbent Ned Quinn. Stanton's wife Kathleen fears campaign publicity will reveal that they never were married in the Catholic Church, a fact uncovered by Quinn, who also discovers Stanton was once the "kept man" of Agnes Hogan, Quinn's ex-girlfriend who is now on her deathbed. Blinded by ruthless ambition, Stanton ignores Quinn's threats to reveal his past and forges ahead with the race, ultimately destroying not only his political career, but his marriage, as well.
Original Release
10/18/1971
US Release
10/18/1971
Cast
Name | Character |
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Philip Bosco | Father Coyne |
Kevin Conway | Peter Boyle |
John Devlin | Confessional Priest |
Faye Dunaway | Kathleen Stanton |
Robert Foxworth | Matt Stanton |
Margaret Linn | Bessie |
Rue McClanahan | Josey Finn |
Biff McGuire | Murphy |
Patrick McVey | Haggerty |
George Rose | Quinn |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Philip Bosco | Father Coyne |
Kevin Conway | Peter Boyle |
John Devlin | Confessional Priest |
Faye Dunaway | Kathleen Stanton |
Robert Foxworth | Matt Stanton |
Margaret Linn | Bessie |
Rue McClanahan | Josey Finn |
Biff McGuire | Murphy |
Patrick McVey | Haggerty |
George Rose | Quinn |
Betty Sinclair | Ann Mulcahy |
Margaret Sinclair | Bessie Legg |
Dee Victor | Maria |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jac Venza | Executive Producer |
Glenn Jordan | Producer |
Matthew N. Herman | Producer |
Lindsay Law | Producer |