A Lad from Old Ireland
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The Lad from Old Ireland is a 1910
American
made motion picture. It is the first ever production by an American movie studio to be filmed on location outside of the United States.
In August 1910, the Kalem Company
of New York City
sent director Sidney Olcott
and a film crew
to Ireland
. There, Olcott first made The Lad from Old Ireland from a script written by Gene Gauntier
. Shot by cinematographer
George K. Hollister
, the film was described in the publicity releases for its November premiere as "Kalem’s Great Trans-Atlantic Drama."
The Lad from Old Ireland told the story of a boy who emigrated to America to escape the desperate poverty of Ireland. After becoming successful in his adopted country he returns to retrieve his sweetheart just as her destitute family is being forced off their land.
1910 in film
The year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
American
United States
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made motion picture. It is the first ever production by an American movie studio to be filmed on location outside of the United States.
In August 1910, the Kalem Company
Kalem Company
The Kalem Company was an American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 by George Kleine, Samuel Long , and Frank J. Marion.The company immediately joined other studios in the Motion Picture Patents Company that held a monopoly on production and distribution...
of New York City
New York City
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sent director Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.-Biography:Born John Sidney Alcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business...
and a film crew
Film crew
Television crew positions are derived from those of film crew positions.A film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Crew are distinguished from cast, the Actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for...
to Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. There, Olcott first made The Lad from Old Ireland from a script written by Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier was an American screenwriter and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from early 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films...
. Shot by cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
George K. Hollister
George K. Hollister
George K. Hollister was an American pioneer cinematographer.Born in New York City, New York, little is known of his background. In 1903 he married a seventeen-year-old girl named Alice from Worcester, Massachusetts, believed to be the daughter of French-Canadian immigrants...
, the film was described in the publicity releases for its November premiere as "Kalem’s Great Trans-Atlantic Drama."
The Lad from Old Ireland told the story of a boy who emigrated to America to escape the desperate poverty of Ireland. After becoming successful in his adopted country he returns to retrieve his sweetheart just as her destitute family is being forced off their land.
Cast
- Sidney OlcottSidney OlcottSidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.-Biography:Born John Sidney Alcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business...
: Terry O'Connor - Gene GauntierGene GauntierGene Gauntier was an American screenwriter and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director and actress in films from early 1906 to 1920, she wrote screenplays for 31 films...
: Aileene - Thomas O'Connor : The landlord
- Arthur DonaldsonArthur Donaldson (actor)Arthur Donaldson , was an Swedish-American actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Norsholm, Sweden but moved to the USA at the age of fourteen and quickly became a prolific actor on stage. He made his film debut in 1910...
: Parish priest - J.P. McGowan : Election agent
- Robert G. VignolaRobert G. VignolaRobert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola (August 5, 1882 - October 25, 1953 was an Italian-born American actor, screenwriter and film director in American cinema. He made a handful of sound films in the early years of talkies but his career essentially ended in the silent era...
: Election agent - Jane WolfeJane WolfeJane Wolfe was an American silent film character actress and Thelemite.-Early life:A Pennsylvania Dutch, Wolfe was born in St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1875...
: Society woman - Agnes Mapes : Aileene's mother
- Laurene Santley
External links
- Kalem Company filming in Ireland The Lad from Old Ireland website dedicated to Sidney Olcott