If a contemporary Hollywood screenwriter pitched the plot of Sean O'Casey's classic 1923 drama, The Shadow of a Gunman to a movie producer 'A struggling poet gets in over his head when he allows his neighbors to believe he's an IRA gunman in order to impress an attractive young woman.' it might get sold as a wacky romantic comedy.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02PM on March 3, 2019