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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Irish Eyes (1918)

Drama | 15 December 1918

Cast:

Pauline Starke, Ward Caulfield, Virginia Ware [ More ]

Director:

William Dowlan

Writers:

Catherine Carr, Daniel Carson Goodman

Production Company:

Triangle Film Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
ETR
14 Dec 1918
p. 106, 143
MPN
21 Dec 1918
p. 3778
MPW
21 Dec 1918
p. 1370, 1387
19 Oct 1918
p. 449
DETAILS
Release Date:
15 December 1918
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Pegeen O'Barry lives in a little Irish fishing village with her kindhearted but alcoholic father and her brutal stepmother Moll. After O'Barry is killed in a drunken brawl, Pegeen runs away to the shore to vent her grief, where she attracts the attention of Sir Arthur Ormsby, an Englishman who is cruising along the coast in his yacht. Sir Arthur offers her protection, and along with her friend Jerry O'Flynn and his parrot, she soon settles into the Ormsby estate. Pegeen and Sir Arthur develop a strong affection for each other, and all goes well until Arthur's dissolute brother Guy arrives followed by a chorus girl named Kitty Brice. Guy attempts to win Pegeen's love by suggesting that Arthur loves Kitty, which Pegeen believes, until Arthur explains that he really loves her. Guy returns to Kitty and Arthur finds happiness with ...

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Pegeen O'Barry lives in a little Irish fishing village with her kindhearted but alcoholic father and her brutal stepmother Moll. After O'Barry is killed in a drunken brawl, Pegeen runs away to the shore to vent her grief, where she attracts the attention of Sir Arthur Ormsby, an Englishman who is cruising along the coast in his yacht. Sir Arthur offers her protection, and along with her friend Jerry O'Flynn and his parrot, she soon settles into the Ormsby estate. Pegeen and Sir Arthur develop a strong affection for each other, and all goes well until Arthur's dissolute brother Guy arrives followed by a chorus girl named Kitty Brice. Guy attempts to win Pegeen's love by suggesting that Arthur loves Kitty, which Pegeen believes, until Arthur explains that he really loves her. Guy returns to Kitty and Arthur finds happiness with Pegeen.

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