| Shon the Piper | |
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 A film still that shows Shon the Piper's cast | |
| Directed by | Otis Turner |
| Produced by | Otis Turner |
| Starring | Robert Z. Leonard Joseph Singleton Lon Chaney |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 3 reels[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Shon the Piper is a 1913 American silent short historical romantic drama film directed by Otis Turner, starring Robert Z. Leonard and Lon Chaney. The film follows a Scottish Duke who disguises himself as a piper and falls in love with a woman by the name of Madge. The woman's father refuses to let the two marry because he wants his daughter to marry the Laird of the Isla. At the wedding, Shon steals Madge away and a battle ensues between the clans.
The film was produced by the 101 Bison Film Company and released on September 30, 1913. The film saw a widespread national release and garnered some positive attention. Some sources have disputed the fact that Lon Chaney appeared in this film, but the Blake book states Chaney played a member of a Scottish clan (uncredited).[1] The film is presumed lost.
- ^ a b Blake, Michael F. (1998). "The Films of Lon Chaney". Vestal Press Inc. p. 3. ISBN 1-879511-26-6.