The Shaughraun (film)

The Shaughraun
from left to right: Sidney Olcott, George Melville, Alice Hollister, Arthur Lester, J.P. McGowan and Gene Gauntier.
Directed by	Sidney Olcott
Written by	Gene Gauntier
Based on	play The Shaughraun by Dion Boucicault
Produced by	Kalem Company
Starring	Gene Gauntier Jack J. Clark Sidney Olcott
Cinematography	George K. Hollister
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	December 23, 1912 (1912-12-23)
Running time	3000 ft, 3 reels
Countries	United States Ireland
Languages	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Shaughraun is a 1912 American-Irish 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.

Cast

• Sidney Olcott as Con, The Shaughraun
• Gene Gauntier as Claire Ffolliott
• Alice Hollister as Moya
• Jack J. Clark as Captain Molyneux
• George Melville as Robert Ffolliott
• J.P. McGowan as Cory Kinchella
• Robert Vignola as Hervey Duff
• Arthur Lester as Father Dolan
• Mrs Brokaw as Mrs O'Kelly, Con's mother
• Henrietta O'Beck

Production notes

• The film was shot in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland, during the summer of 1912.

References

• 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.

External links

• The Shaughraun at IMDb
• (in French) The Shaughraun website dedicated to Sidney Olcott