The Colleen Bawn (1924 film)
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The Colleen Bawn is a 1924 British
silent
drama film
directed by W.P. Kellino
and starring Henry Victor
, Colette Brettel and Stewart Rome
. It is an adaptation of the 1860 Irish play The Colleen Bawn
by Dion Boucicault
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by W.P. Kellino
W.P. Kellino
William Philip Kellino Gislingham was a British film director. He was the father of the cinematographer Roy Kellino.-Selected filmography:* The Autumn of Pride...
and starring Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Henry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
, Colette Brettel and Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
. It is an adaptation of the 1860 Irish play The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Miss Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on 27 March 1860 with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicault playing Myles na Coppaleen. It was most recently...
by Dion Boucicault
Dion Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot , commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the...
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Cast
- Henry VictorHenry VictorHenry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
- Hardress Cregan - Colette Brettel - Eily O'Connor
- Stewart RomeStewart RomeStewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
- Myles na Coppaleen - Gladys JenningsGladys Jennings-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * The Shuttle of Life * Lamp in the Desert * Henry, King of Navarre * The Happy Ending -External links:...
- Anne Chute - Clive Currie - Denny Mann
- Marie AultMarie AultMarie Ault was a British actress.Born at Wigan, Lancashire, she was a star in many British films of the silent era but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog directed by Alfred Hitchcock.She also had bit parts in films such as Jamaica...
- Sheelah - Marguerite Leigh - Mrs. Cregan
- Aubrey FitzgeraldAubrey Fitzgerald-Selected filmography:* The Last Witness * The King's Highway * Good Night, Vienna * Discord * The Little Damozel * Peg of Old Drury * When Knights Were Bold * Song of the Forge...
- Sir Patrick Chute - Dave O'Toole - Mike