Shamus O'Brien (1912)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 15M

Director : Otis Turner

Synopsis

Based on JS Le Fanu's 1850 poem "Shamus O'Brien." Copies of this short film survive at the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.

Actors

King Baggot
King Baggot
Shamus O'Brien
Vivian Prescott
Vivian Prescott
Aileem Brennan
William Robert Daly
William Robert Daly
Michael O'Farrel
Augustus Balfour
Augustus Balfour
Father Malone
William E. Shay
William E. Shay
Captain R. MacDonald
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon
Tim Mooney
Rolinda Bainbridge
Rolinda Bainbridge
Mrs. O'Brien

Crews

Otis Turner
Otis Turner
Director
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon
Scenario Writer
Sheridan Le Fanu
Sheridan Le Fanu
Poem
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
Producer

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