25 August 1906 Drama, Romance 14 mins
Captain Clearfield, a wealthy landlord, assaults Kathleen with the help of an accomplice, but Terence O'More arrives in time to break up the attack. Clearfield then tries to get his way by intimidating Kathleen and her father, but again help arrives in time. Clearfield and his accomplice then come up with their most violent plan yet.
Watch the official Kathleen Mavourneen 1906 trailer in HD below.
Kitty O’Neal as Kathleen
Walter Griswold as Terence O’More, Kathleen’s lover
H. L. Bascom as Captain Clearfield, an Irish Landlord
W. R. Floyd as Dugan, Clearfield’s willing tool
E. M. Leslie as David O’Connor, Kathleen’s father
N. B. Clarke as Father O’Cassidy, the parish priest
J. McDovall as Danny O’Lavey, friend of Terence
Jeannie Clifford as Kitty O’Lavey, an odd Irish character
C. F. Seabert as Black Rody, The Robber Chief
D. R. Allen as Red Barney
D. J. McGinnis as Darby Doyle
W. F. Borroughs as Dennis O’Gaff
Edwin S. Porter Camera Operator
United States 25 August 1906
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1906:
01 January 1906
It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the chimney's collapse, crowds swarm in to inspect the site; issues of the crowd's health and safety are clearly not a concern, as people smile, wave and salute the camera.
22 June 1906
In the beginning of the film, a streetcar passes in front of the camera position. The camera starts to move, indicating that it was on a streetcar since it is in the same position as the car in the first scene.
02 June 1906
Early film of a crowded street scene in an unidentified Indian city.
23 May 1906
It's common knowledge that Scotsmen are macho enough to pull off wearing a skirt - perhaps it's all that caber-tossing.
16 October 1906
Short silent film about the difficulty caused by these dresses in getting out of the car without offending the modesty of passers-by.
03 November 1906
The subject is two grotesque-looking human beings who are sitting on the deck of a ship. The two weird individuals sit cross-legged and do the bidding of a man in oriental costume.
06 March 1906
A crazy, rude musician gets some supernatural comeuppance.
15 August 1906
The title reads "Hailing Drags". You'd expect some sort of travois affair, but it turns out to be mules hailing sugar cane loaded onto wheeled flats.
18 May 1906
This pseudo-newsreel uses special effects to illustrate the fire caused by the San Francisco earthquake.
24 February 1906
A live-action film adaptation of the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend by American cartoonist Winsor McCay.
09 April 1906
A bum accidentally gets himself sewn up inside a mattress.
01 August 1906
A bunch of people traveling by foot or on horseback past the camera in Hawaii.
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