''The Kerry Gow'' is a 1912 American silent film produced by

Kalem Company The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 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 was sold to V ...

and distributed by General Films. 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

Alice Hollister Alice Hollister (born Rosalie Alice Amélie Berger, September 28, 1886 – February 24, 1973) was an American silent film actress who appeared in around 90 films between 1910 and 1925. She is known for her roles in movies such as ''From the Man ...

and

Jack J. Clark Jack J. Clark (September 23, 1879 – April 12, 1947) was an American director and actor of the early motion picture industry. Biography Clark was born on September 23, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was persuaded to enter motion pictur ...

in the leading roles.Magill's Survey of Silent films, Vol2. FLE-POT p.619 edited by Frank Magill c.1982 (3 book set ) Retrieved June 27, 2018

Cast

- Nora Drew *

- Dan O'Hara *

J.P. McGowan John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directo ...

- Valentine Hay *

Robert Vignola Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later m ...

- Darby O'Drive * Jack Melville - Jack Drew * Eddie O'Sullivan - Patrick Drew *

- Captain Kiernan * George Lester - Major Gruff * Sonny O'Sullivan - Dinny Doyle *

Helen Lindroth Helen Lindroth (December 3, 1874 – October 5, 1956) was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress. Biography Lindroth acted on stage with the Boston Museum Stock Company and in New York City before entering motion pictures with the K ...

- Alice Doyle

Production notes

The film was shot in

Beaufort, County Kerry Beaufort () is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. As of ...

, Ireland, during the summer of 1912.

References

* Michel Derrien, ''Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil'', TIR 2013.

External links

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''The Kerry Gow''
website dedicated to Sidney Olcott 1912 films Silent American drama films American silent short films Films set in Ireland Films shot in Ireland Films directed by Sidney Olcott 1912 short films 1912 drama films American black-and-white films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub