''The Irish Honeymoon'' is a 1911 American silent film produced by
Kalem Company
The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 in film, 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem ...
and distributed by General Film. It was directed by
Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...
with himself and
Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier (born Genevieve Gauntier Liggett, August 26, 1885 – December 18, 1966) 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 mid 190 ...
in the leading roles.
Cast
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Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier (born Genevieve Gauntier Liggett, August 26, 1885 – December 18, 1966) 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 mid 190 ...
- Maggie McClusky
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Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...
- Larry Malone
Production notes
* The film was shot in Ireland: Queenstown, Cork, Blarney Castle, Muckross abbey, Gap of Dunloe, Killarney lakes, Glencairn, Dublin
*
Richard Croker
Richard Welstead Croker (November 24, 1843 – April 29, 1922), known as "Boss Croker," was an Irish American political boss who was a leader of New York City's Tammany Hall. His control over the city was cemented with the 1897 election of ...
, old
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society. It became the main loc ...
leader, appears in the film.
References
* Michel Derrien, ''Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil'', TIR 2013.
* Denis Condon,
Touristic Work and Pleasure: The Kalem Company in Killarney'
External links
*
''The Irish Honeymoon''at
Irish Film & TV Research Online
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
''The Irish Honeymoon''website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
1911 films
Silent American comedy films
American silent short films
Films set in Ireland
Films shot in Ireland
Films directed by Sidney Olcott
1911 comedy films
1911 short films
American black-and-white films
American comedy short films
1910s American films
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