Sidney Olcott
John Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including "Ben Hur" (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.372 |
| Birthday | 1873-09-20 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Also Known As |
1911
Railroad Raiders of '62
5/1
Union raiders infiltrate Confederate territory by train. Early film version of the Civil War incident on which Buster Keaton's The General and Disney...
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Railroad Raiders of '62
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
5.1/12
A young man leaves Ireland for America, but doesn't forget home.
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The Lad from Old Ireland
1911
The Colleen Bawn
6.5/3
A young Irish boy has fallen in love with a poor girl and wants to marry her, but his mother will stop at nothing, including murder, to see that he ma...
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The Colleen Bawn
1911
The Fiddler’s Requiem
0/0
The old musician playing his fiddle in his garret home dreams of his youth and his lost love. As the past unfolds itself he sees his sweetheart, Dolor...
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The Fiddler’s Requiem
1914
For Ireland's Sake
5/1
Set in the late 1790s, a depiction of Irish villagers rebelling against British occupation (Red Coats) over the right to bear arms.
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For Ireland's Sake
1915
All for Old Ireland
0/0
Eileen Donaghue loves Myles Murphy, a match which is approved by Mrs Donaghue. Colonel Reid of the British Army employs an informer, Fagin, who has de...
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All for Old Ireland
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
5/1
This play is enacted during the stormy days when Robert Emmett tried vainly to free Ireland. Con Daly loves Nora Doyle, who lives with her mother in a...
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Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1912
From the Manger to the Cross
5.2/21
The life of Jesus is played out in tableaux shot in the Holy Land.
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From the Manger to the Cross
1912
The Little Gluers
0/0
The Kerry Gow is a 1912 short
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The Little Gluers
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
0/0
The story of the Emerald Isle years ago. Showing the struggle against poverty, evictions by hard-hearted landlords, hill fighting and the final trium...
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Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
The Shaughraun
0/0
Robert Ffolliott is a young Irish lad who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the greed...
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The Shaughraun
1915
The Railroad Raiders of '62
0/0
Lockwood, the old, one-armed flagman at Lone Point, tells Helen and a young soldier of his experiences during the Civil War, and how he lost his arm....
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The Railroad Raiders of '62
1910
The Little Spreewald Maiden
0/0
Two American ladies touring through Germany happen on this little Spreewald girl and offer her a job in America.
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