The Colleen Bawn (1924 film)
| The Colleen Bawn | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W.P. Kellino |
| Written by | Dion Boucicault (play) Eliot Stannard |
| Starring | Henry Victor Colette Brettel Stewart Rome Gladys Jennings |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Stoll Pictures |
Release date | January 1924 |
Running time | 6,400 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Colleen Bawn is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Henry Victor, Colette Brettel and Stewart Rome.[2] It is an adaptation of the 1860 Irish play The Colleen Bawn by Dion Boucicault.
Plot[]
In Ireland a poor aristocrat hires a half-wit to drown his secret wife so he can wed an heiress.
Cast[]
- Henry Victor – Hardress Cregan
- Colette Brettel – Eily O'Connor
- Stewart Rome – Myles na Coppaleen
- Gladys Jennings – Anne Chute
- Clive Currie – Denny Mann
- Marie Ault – Sheelah
- Marguerite Leigh – Mrs. Cregan
- Aubrey Fitzgerald – Sir Patrick Chute
- Dave O'Toole – Mike
References[]
- ^ Low p.350
- ^ "BFI - Film & TV Database - The COLLEEN BAWN (1924)". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1924 films
- British films
- 1920s historical drama films
- British silent feature films
- British historical drama films
- English-language films
- Films directed by W. P. Kellino
- Films set in Ireland
- Films set in the 19th century
- British films based on plays
- Stoll Pictures films
- British black-and-white films
- 1924 drama films
- Silent British film stubs
- Historical film stubs