The Colleen Bawn (1924 film)

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.


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