His Mother - Irish immigrant tale as told in 1912 short film
Comments The 1912 Irish short film "His Mother" is now available on the Irish Film Institute's IFIPlayer. Directed by Sidney Alcott and produced by The Kalem Film Company of America, "His Mother" opens with a wealthy American tourist couple happening upon a talented violinist, Terence, and his mother in a small cottage in rural Ireland. Read more Terence grasps the opportunity and, thanks to his mother’s meager savings, leaves his peasant roots in Ireland for the bright lights of the New York stage. He thrives in New York society but, back in Ireland, his pining mother is encouraged...
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