The Shaughraun is a 1912 American 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. 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 website dedicated to Sidney Olcott