The Colleen Bawn (1924 film) explained

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

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

Notes and References

1. Low p.350
2. Web site: BFI - Film & TV Database - The COLLEEN BAWN (1924) . ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 2009-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116195302/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/29704 . 2009-01-16 . dead . 2021-06-08.