The Colleen Bawn (1911 American film)
| The Colleen Bawn | |
|---|---|
J. P. McGowan (left) and Sidney Olcott. | |
| Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
| Written by | Gene Gauntier |
| Based on | play The Colleen Bawn by Dion Boucicault |
| Starring | Gene Gauntier J. P. McGowan Sidney Olcott |
| Cinematography | George K. Hollister |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | Three reels[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Colleen Bawn is a 1911 American silent romantic drama film based on the 1860 play of the same name. A secret marriage leads to murder. The story is based on the actual 1819 murder of 15-year-old Ellen Scanlan.
Cast
- Gene Gauntier as Eily O'Connor, the "Colleen Bawn"
- J.P. McGowan as Hardress Cregan
- Sidney Olcott as Danny Mann
- Jack J. Clark as Myles na Copaleen
- Alice Hollister as Anne Chute
- Arthur Donaldson as Father Tom
- Robert G. Vignola as Mr. Corrigan
- Agnes Mapes as Mrs. Cregan
- Anna Clark as Sheelah
Production
The film was shot in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland, during the summer of 1911.
Preservation
A 1914 re-release print of the film is held by the National Archives of Canada, and the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection has one reel.[2]
References
- ^ "The Colleen Bawn". silentera.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Silent Era : The Colleen Bawn". www.silentera.com. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- Michel Derrien, Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil, TIR 2013. ISBN 978-2-917681-20-6 (in French)
- Denis Condon, Touristic Work and Pleasure: The Kalem Company in Killarney
- Denis Condon, Limelight on the Colleen Bawn: Resisting Autoexoticism in Provincial Irish Picture Houses in the Early 1910s
External links
- The Colleen Bawn at IMDb
- Full restored film at YouTube
- (in French) The Colleen Bawn website dedicated to Sidney Olcott