Arrah-na-Pogue (film)

Arrah-na-Pogue
From left to right: Robert Vignola, Sidney Olcott and Gene Gauntier.
Directed bySidney Olcott
Written byGene Gauntier
Based onArrah-na-Pogue
by Dion Boucicault
Produced bySidney Olcot
Starring
CinematographyGeorge K. Hollister
Music byWalter C. Simon
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • December 4, 1911 (1911-12-04)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

Arrah-na-Pogue is a 1911 American silent film produced by Kalem. It is based on the 1864 play of the same name by Dion Boucicault. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, JP McGowan and Robert Vignola. Gene Gauntier adapted a play written by Dion Boucicault, Arrah-na-Pogue, an Irish phrase that can be translated as "Arrah (a girl's name) of the Kiss".[1]

  1. ^ Orel, Gwen (2009). Harrington, John P. (ed.). Irish Theater in America: Essays on Irish Theatrical Diaspora. Syracuse University Press. pp. 70–77. ISBN 9780815631699.