Lily of Killarney (1929 film)
| Lily of Killarney | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Ridgwell |
| Written by | Dion Boucicault (play) George Ridgwell |
| Starring | Cecil Landau Barbara Gott Edward O'Neill Dennis Wyndham |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 6,100 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Lily of Killarney is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Landau, Barbara Gott and Dennis Wyndham. The film is based on the play by Dion Boucicault, The Colleen Bawn, and is set in the Irish town of Killarney in the nineteenth century.[2]
Plot
[edit]A poor aristocrat hires a dwarf to drown his secret wife so he may marry an heiress.
Cast
[edit]- Cecil Landau as Hardress Cregan
- Barbara Gott as Sheelah
- Edward O'Neill as Corrigan
- Gillian Dean as Ann Chute
- Pamela Parr as Eily O'Connor
- Wilfred Shine as Father Tom
- Henry Wilson as Danny Mann
- Dennis Wyndham as Myles-na-Coppaleen
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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- 1929 films
- 1920s historical drama films
- British historical drama films
- Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
- British silent feature films
- British films based on plays
- Films set in Ireland
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films directed by George Ridgwell
- British black-and-white films
- 1920s British films
- Silent historical drama films
- 1920s British film stubs