''My Wild Irish Rose'' is a
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History
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1922 American
silent drama film
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directed by
David Smith and based on
Dion Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) 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 ...
's 19th century play ''
The Shaughraun
''The Shaughraun'' () is a melodramatic Play (theatre), play written by Irish people, Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Wallack's Theatre, New York City, New York, on 14 November 1874. Dion Boucicault played Conn in the ...
''. It was produced and released by the
Vitagraph Company of America
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.
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: ''My Wild Irish Rose''
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Plot
Based on the play ''The Shaughraun'', this is the story of Robert Ffolliat, a young Irish lad, who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the greedy Kinchella. Conn the Shaughraun comes to his rescue, helps him to escape from the prison ship and return to Ireland where he is united with his sweetheart.
Cast
* Pat O'Malley as Conn, The Shaughraun
* Helen Howard
Helen Howard was an American actress who appeared in a string of B-movie westerns in the late 1910s and the 1920s.
Selected filmography
* ''The First Auto'' (1927)
* ''Quick Change'' (1925)
* '' Captain Blood'' (1924)
* ''Deserted at the Alta ...
as Arte O'Neale
* Maude Emory as Claire Ffolliott (credited as Maud Emery)
* Pauline Starke
Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901Some sources say she was born in 1900. – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress.
Early years
Pauline Starke was born on January 10, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of George W. Starke ...
as Moya
* Edward Cecil
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (29 February 1572 – 16 November 1638) was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624.
Life
Cecil was the third son of Thomas Ceci ...
as Robert Folliott
* Henry Herbert as Capt. Molineaux (credited as Henry Hebert)
* Jim Farley as Corry Cinchella (credited as James Farley
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)
* Bobbie Mack as Harvey Duff (credited as Bobby Mack)
* Frank Clark as Father Dolan
* Richard Daniels
Richard Daniels (23 January 1864 – 27 January 1939), was a Welsh-born American film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1922 and 1926.
He was born in Gwubach, Wales and died in Los Angeles, California four days after his 75th birthday ...
as Barry
* Mickey Daniels
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as Moya's little brother (uncredited)
References
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1922 films
American silent feature films
Lost American films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by David Smith (director)
Vitagraph Studios films
Silent American drama films
1922 drama films
1922 lost films
Lost drama films
1920s American films
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