Kathleen Mavourneen (1919 film)

Kathleen Mavourneen
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Directed by	Charles J. Brabin
Written by	Charles Brabin
Based on	poem and song Kathleen Mavourneen by Annie Crawford and Frederick Williams Nichols Crouch, and play Kathleen Mavourneen by Dion Boucicault
Produced by	William Fox
Cinematography	Richard Maedler
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	August 19, 1919 (1919-08-19)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Kathleen Mavourneen is a lost ^[1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Brabin and starring his wife Theda Bara. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. A much filmed story based on the poem, Kathleen Mavourneen, by Annie Crawford and play by Dion Boucicault. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

As described in a film magazine, ^[4] Kathleen (Bara) and Terence (McKee), Irish peasants, plan their wedding in anticipation of a lifetime of happiness.

Their dreams are shattered by The Squire of Traise (McDermott), who is attracted to Kathleen's beauty, and she is placed into a forced marriage to him. A while later, The Squire meets Lady Clancarthy (Harris), who possesses vast estates and funds. The Squire of Traise is convinced that he can win Lady Clancarthy and her fortune if he were free of Kathleen.

The Squire of Traise lures Kathleen to a lonely spot in the woods and leaves her. After being deserted by her husband, she is set upon by bandits, and rescued only by the timely arrival of Terence, who kills one of her assailants.

In a twist, Terence is arrested, tried and found guilty. The mounting evidence supports the theory that he lured Kathleen into the woods for a foul purpose and then killed the man who came to her rescue. Terence ultimately pays the death penalty on the gallows — whereupon Kathleen wakes up to find it was all a dream, and preparations for the wedding to Terence follow.

Cast

• Theda Bara as Kathleen Mavourneen
• Edward O'Connor as Kathleen's father
• Jennie Dickerson as Kathleen's mother
• Raymond McKee as Terence O'Moore
• Marc McDermott as The Squire of Traise
• Marcia Harris as Lady Clancarthy
• Henry Hallam as Sir John Clancarthy
• Harry Gripp as Denis O'Rourke
• Morgan Thorpe as Father O'Flynn

See also

• 1937 Fox vault fire

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Silent Film Survival Catalog: Kathleen Mavourneen
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Kathleen Mavourneen at silentera.com
3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Kathleen Mavourneen
4. "Reviews: Kathleen Mavourneen". Exhibitors Herald. 9 (11). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 62–63. September 6, 1919.

External links

• Kathleen Mavourneen at IMDb
• Film still at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com