''Ireland, the Oppressed'' 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 Film Company The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. It was created as part of the Edison Trust to monopolize film dist ...

. 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 dire ...

with himself,

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 pictures ...

and

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 ...

Cast

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- her sweetheart *

- Father Falvey * Robert Vignola - Michael Dee * J.P. McGowan - Major

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 o ...

, 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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''Ireland, the Oppressed''
website dedicated to Sidney Olcott 1912 films Silent American drama short films Films set in Ireland Films shot in Ireland Short films directed by Sidney Olcott 1912 short films 1912 drama films American black-and-white films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama short films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub