Far from Erin's Isle is a 1912 American silent film directed by Sidney Olcott. It was one of more than a dozen films produced by the Kalem Company filmed in Ireland for American audiences. The film tells the story of a young girl who leaves Ireland for New York, but after losing two jobs and becoming sick, returns home where she is welcomed by her family and her sweetheart.[1]

Far From Erin's Isle
Advertising published in The Moving Picture World, Vol 11, p 401
Directed bySidney Olcott
Written byGene Gauntier
Produced byKalem Company
StarringJack J. Clark
Gene Gauntier
CinematographyGeorge K. Hollister
Distributed byGeneral Films
Release date
  • February 14, 1912 (1912-02-14)
Running time
1000 ft
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

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The film was shot in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland, and in New York during the summer of 1911.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Irish Film & TV Research Online". Trinity College, Dublin. November 27, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

Further reading edit

  • Michel Derrien, Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil, TIR 2013. ISBN 978-2-917681-20-6 (in French)

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