The Shaughraun (film)

The Shaughraun
from left to right: Sidney Olcott, George Melville, Alice Hollister, Arthur Lester, J.P. McGowan and Gene Gauntier.
Directed bySidney Olcott
Written byGene Gauntier
Based onplay The Shaughraun
by Dion Boucicault
Produced byKalem Company
StarringGene Gauntier
Jack J. Clark
Sidney Olcott
CinematographyGeorge K. Hollister
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • December 23, 1912 (1912-12-23)
Running time
3000 ft, 3 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

The Shaughraun is a 1912 American silent film produced by the Kalem Company and distributed by the General Film Company. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with himself, Gene Gauntier, Alice Hollister and Jack J. Clark in the leading roles.

Plot

The main character Robert Ffolliott, a young Irish man, is sent unjustly to a penal colony in Australian for false accusations made by Kinchella. There, he is helped by Conn, the Shaughraungo, who helps Robert to escape the prison ship back to Ireland, where he reunites with his love.[1]

Cast

Production notes

References

  1. ^ "The Shaughraun". IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  • Michel Derrien, Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil, TIR 2013. ISBN 978-2-917681-20-6 (in French)
  • The Moving Picture World, Vol 14, p 954, p 972 and p 1075.
  • The New York Dramatic Mirror, January 1, 1913.
  • Motion Picture Story Magazine, January 1913, pp 41–51.
  • Kevin Rockett, Irish Filmography, p 259.


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