The Colleen Bawn (1924 film)

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The Colleen Bawn
Directed byW. P. Kellino
Written byDion Boucicault (play)
Eliot Stannard
StarringHenry Victor
Colette Brettel
Stewart Rome
Gladys Jennings
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Pictures
Release date
  • January 1924 (1924-01)
Running time
6,400 feet[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
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

References

  1. ^ Low p.350
  2. ^ "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.