Lily of Killarney (1934 film)
Lily of Killarney is a 1934 British musical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Garrick, Gina Malo and Leslie Perrins. The film was made at Twickenham Studios.[1] It is based on the play The Colleen Bawn by the Irish writer Dion Boucicault. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter.
| Lily of Killarney | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | Dion Boucicault (play) H. Fowler Mear |
| Starring | John Garrick Gina Malo Leslie Perrins Stanley Holloway |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated Producers & Distributors |
Release date | 13 August 1934 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
In Ireland a poor aristocrat hires a half-wit to drown his secret wife so he can wed an heiress.
Cast
- John Garrick as Sir Patrick Cregeen
- Gina Malo as Eileen O'Connor
- Leslie Perrins as Sir James Corrigan
- Dennis Hoey as Myles-Na-Coppaleen
- Stanley Holloway as Father O'Flynn
- Sara Allgood as Mrs. O'Connor
- D.J. Williams as Danny Mann
- Hughes Macklin as Shan, the shepherd
- John Mortimer as Tim O'Brien
- Dorothy Boyd as Norah Cregeen
- Pat Noonan as Chief Constable James Collins
- A. Bromley Davenport as Lord Kenmore
- Pat Williams
- Percy Honri
- Pamela May as Ann Chute
References
- Wood p.78
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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