The Colleen Bawn (1924 film)

The Colleen Bawn
Directed by	W. P. Kellino
Written by	Dion Boucicault (play) Eliot Stannard
Starring	Henry Victor Colette Brettel Stewart Rome Gladys Jennings
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	Stoll Pictures
Release date	January 1924 (1924-01)
Running time	6,400 feet [1]
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent 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

• Henry Victor – Hardress Cregan
• Colette Brettel – Eily O'Connor
• Stewart Rome – Myles na Coppaleen
• Gladys Jennings – Anne Chute
• Clive Currie – Denny Mann
• Marie Ault – Sheelah
• Marguerite Leigh – Mrs. Cregan
• Aubrey Fitzgerald – Sir Patrick Chute
• Dave O'Toole – Mike

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.

External links

• The Colleen Bawn at IMDb