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You Remember Ellen
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Wikipedia article
'You Remember Ellen' is a 1912 American silent film produced by Kalem Company and distributed by General Films. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Gene Gauntier and Jack J. Clark in the leading roles. It was one of more than a dozen films produced by the Kalem Company filmed in Ireland for American audiences.
Plot
The film is based on the poem 'You Remember Ellen' by Thomas Moore, of which selected verses appear as intertitles in the film. Ellen is a young countrywoman who marries a traveling peasant named William. The couple leaves Ellen's home to seek their fortune elsewhere. Eventually they come upon a mansion, where William reveals that he is an aristocrat in disguise and they are Lord and Lady of Rosna Hall.
Cast
* Gene Gauntier as Ellen
* Jack J. Clark as William
* Anna Clark as Ellen's Mother
* Alice Hollister as Jane
* Arthur Donaldson
* Robert Vignola
* J.P. McGowan
Production notes
The film was shot in Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland, during summer of 1911.
References
Further reading
* Michel Derrien, 'Aux origines du cinma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil', TIR 2013.
* Denis Condon, '[http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/4592/1/DC_Checked.pdf Touristic Work and Pleasure: The Kalem Company in Killarney]'
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