The Colleen Bawn

Synopsis

Hardress Cregan is a young Irish aristocrat facing severe financial ruin. His mother, eager to restore their family's wealth and status, pushes him into an arranged marriage with a wealthy heiress, Anne Chute. However, Hardress is already secretly married to Eily O'Connor, a poor, beautiful peasant girl known as "The Colleen Bawn" (meaning "pure girl")

Director

Gaston Mervale

Written by

Dion Boucicault

Studio

Australian Life Biograph Company

Released

25 September 1911

Genres

Drama