The Colleen Bawn (1911 film)
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The Colleen Bawn is a 1911 Australian silent film
directed by Gaston Mervale
starring Louise Lovely
. It is adapted from a popular melodrama
by Dion Boucicault
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
directed by Gaston Mervale
Gaston Mervale
Gaston Mervale was an Australian director and actor who worked extensively on stage and in films.-Select Filmography as Director:*One Hundred Years Ago *A Ticket in Tatts *The Colleen Bawn...
starring Louise Lovely
Louise Lovely
Louise Lovely was the first Australian motion picture actress to find success in America...
. It is adapted from a popular melodrama
The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Miss Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on 27 March 1860 with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicault playing Myles na Coppaleen. It was most recently...
by Dion Boucicault
Dion Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot , commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the...
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