Eileen of Erin (1913)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1913-12-25
Director: Raymond B. West
Writers: Richard V. Spencer
Language: None | English
Stars: Charles Ray , Hazel Buckham , J. Barney Sherry , Bessie Barriscale
Runtime: 21 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Eileen of Erin (United States of America) , Eileen of Erin
Plot: The story takes place in a little Irish settlement on the coast of Ireland. Dennis Morrissey is chosen leader of the Patriots and his mother, who is rather superstitions, has an old woman tell her fortune from a tea cup. The old woman tells her that Denny has been captured by the English and put into prison, and as she sees him (in a vision) about to be hanged, she breaks the tea cup and tells no more. Father Maloney, who has entered just in time to hear part of the fortune, tries to comfort the widow, as does Eileen, Dennis' sweetheart. Later we find Ireland in rebellion. In a fight which takes place near Dennis' home, he takes refuge in his cottage, using the furniture as a barricade, trying to protect Eileen and his mother. He is captured by the English after a desperate fight, placed in prison and sentenced to death. Father Maloney visits the prison and hears the colonel order the arrest of Eileen and thy widow for assisting in the outbreak. The priest hurries to help the women escape. In the meantime, Dennis is being taken to the scaffold, when a brother Irishman manages to cut the rope that binds his hands. In an instant everything is confusion and Dennis escapes. He is pursued by the soldiers and as a last desperate chance jumps into the sea and swims to the ship on which the priest, the widow and Eileen have taken refuge.
IMDB:tt0243883