Rory O'More (film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Rory O'More
| image = Rory_O'More_Wiki.jpg
| caption = From left to right: Arthur Donaldson and Jack J. Clark.
| director = Sidney Olcott, Robert G. Vignola
| producer = Kalem Company
| writer = Gene Gauntier
| cinematography = George Hollister
| starring = Gene Gauntier
Jack J. Clark
| released = {{Film date|1911|09|4}}
| runtime = 1000 ft
| country = United States
|language = Silent film
(English intertitles)
}}
Rory O'More is a 1911 American silent film produced by Kalem Company. It was directed by Sidney Olcott and Robert G. Vignola, with Gene Gauntier and Jack J. Clark in the leading roles. It is based on the novel and play by Samuel Lover. While the historical Rory O'More took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the film places the story in the context of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.{{cite web| url = https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/silent/pre-1916-film.php| title = Irish Silent Films - Trinity College Dublin}}
Cast
- Gene Gauntier as Kathleen
- Jack J. Clark as Rory O'More
- Arthur Donaldson as Father O'Brien
- Robert Vignola as Black Williams
- J.P. McGowan as British Officer
- Anna Clark as Rory's Mother
Production notes
The film was shot in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland, during summer of 1911.
References
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- Michel Derrien, Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil, TIR 2013. {{ISBN|978-2-917681-20-6}} {{in lang|fr}}
- Denis Condon, [http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/4592/1/DC_Checked.pdf Touristic Work and Pleasure: The Kalem Company in Killarney]
External links
- {{IMDb title|0339599}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.sidneyolcott.com/Rory_O'More.htm Rory O'More] website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqvTD110bCM Restored film] at YouTube
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Category:Silent American drama short films
Category:Films shot in Ireland
Category:Short films directed by Sidney Olcott
Category:American black-and-white films
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