Did you know, film star Humphrey Bogart had a connection to Inishowen? In 1955, the film, The Left Hand of God, was released by 20th Century Fox. Set in a small American mission in China in 1947 at the time of the Chinese Civil War, The Left Hand of God, starred Bogart as a hunted man masquerading as a Catholic priest and Gene Tierney in the role of a nurse. The supporting cast included Lee J Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, EG Marshall and Carl Benton Reid. Noleen Galbraith's uncle Tony, a Columban Father, once stationed in China, was an adviser on the film. Noleen's father was Willie O' Doherty and her mother was Brigid 'Miller' Doherty. Willie had three brothers, Tony, James and Packy. His family was from Ballyliffin originally, where his father, John O'Doherty, owned the Temperance Hotel, opposite the Strand Hotel. Noleen (nee Doherty) takes up the story: “My granny was Annie O'Doherty, from Culmore in Derry. My father, who was known as Willie the Yank, was the commandant of the old IRA for South Inishowen during the War of Independence. His brothers, Tony, Packy and James were also active volunteers. “Tony went to school in St Columb's College in Derry and worked afterwards in what is now McDaid's Cottage Bar in Buncrana. However, he felt a vocation to the priesthood and joined the Columban Fathers and was ordained . “In the early 1930's, Tony joined a mission to China, where he lived for nearly 15 years. Unfortunately for the priests and nuns involved in the mission, with the declaration of the People's Republic of China, the Communist Party declared war on religion and persecuted many of the Irish missionaries. Tony, like many others, had to leave China but his adventure was not over yet. The Columban's had a presence in America and Tony, with his knowledge of China and his ability to speak the language, was asked to minister to the people of China Town in Los Angeles. “His fame spread and in the early 1950s, he was asked to help with the production of The Left Hand of God. The cast included:
