Far From Erin's Isle | |
Director: | Sidney Olcott |
Producer: | Kalem Company |
Starring: | Jack J. Clark Gene Gauntier |
Distributor: | General Films |
Cinematography: | George K. Hollister |
Runtime: | 1000 ft |
Country: | United States |
Language: | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Far from Erin's Isle is a 1912 American silent film directed by Sidney Olcott. It was one of more than a dozen films produced by the Kalem Company filmed in Ireland for American audiences. The film tells the story of a young girl who leaves Ireland for New York, but after losing two jobs and becoming sick, returns home where she is welcomed by her family and her sweetheart.[1]
The film was shot in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland, and in New York during the summer of 1911.