The Lad from Old Ireland
Shot by cinematographer George K. Hollister, the film was described in the publicity releases for its November premiere as "Kalem’s Great Trans-Atlantic Drama."[2] Laurene Santley doubles the Irish grandmother in the indoor sequence shot in the Kalem New York studio.Unlike other films of the time, the Irish characters were not cartoonish caricatures, and the story was a familiar and hopeful one for immigrants.[1] William Wright, Kalem's treasurer, recalled "Of that subject we sold in London alone 160 prints – a record-breaking achievement for a thousand-foot picture."[6] The success prompted Kalem to send a larger company under the direction of Olcott the next year in 1911, which produced 18 films that summer.