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The Colleen Bawn (1911)

The Colleen Bawn poster
Directed by
Gaston Mervale
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Runtime
36 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film from Australia based on a stage melodrama. It tells a romantic story with dramatic twists typical of 19th century theater.

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What happens

The Colleen Bawn is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Gaston Mervale starring Louise Lovely. It is adapted from a popular melodrama by Dion Boucicault. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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