Ben Hur
1907
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Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; [1] September 20, 1872 [2] – December 16, 1949) [3] was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography. Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business.
Sidney Olcott. Director: For Ireland's Sake. Prolific silent film director, the son of Irish immigrants. Olcott started as an actor on the New York stage and then appeared in films for Mutoscope in 1904, eventually working his way up to general manager of Biograph.
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Irish Film Institute. “The Lad from Old Ireland" is now available to watch for free from the Irish Film Institute’s IFIPlayer. In the 12-minute silent film "The Lad from Old Ireland," poor Irish...
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.
Dec 1, 2011 · Led by director and actor Sidney Olcott and scenarist and daring leading lady Gene Gauntier, the Kalems first traveled to Ireland in the summer of 1910, and would return almost every summer until 1915, making close to thirty Irish films.
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Sidney Olcott and Gene Gauntier are key figures in American film history well beyond its Irish dimensions. Gauntier s career from 1906 to 1915 is a story. 1. All studies on the history of Irish and Irish American cinema refer to Sidney Olcotts travels to make films in Ireland from 1910 to 1914.
Sidney Olcott, The First Eye : Home. Blog. Films . Films year by year. Videos. Places. Links. He directed the first Ben Hur. He shoots in locations and ...
