Juno And The Paycock is set in Ireland, chronicling the financial and emotional ups and downs of the Boyle clan. When the father learns that he is about to inherit a fortune, he and his family go shopping with a vengeance and rack up some serious debts. Furthermore, the promise of wealth also makes the Boyles very haughty, and they even dump their working-class friends. However, the Boyles find themselves in big trouble - financially and otherwise - when it is revealed that there is no inheritance after all. Juno And The Paycock was the first solo screenwriting credit for Alma Reville, Hitchcock's wife and lifelong collaborator. The film was based on Sean O'Casey's hit play; it was released in the United States under the title The Shame Of Mary Boyle.