A Touch of the Poet

A Touch of the Poet 1974 Directed by Stephen Porter , Kirk Browning

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.

Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gneres Drama , TV Movie

Production Company Broadway Theatre Archive

Release Date 24 April 1974

142 mins