''Colleen'' is a 1927 American silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O'Donovan; 17 September 1903 – 10 March 1966) was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry (original and translations from Irish), dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on as ...

and written by

Randall Faye Randall Faye (July 26, 1892 – December 5, 1948) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947. He died in Orange County, California. Selected filmography * ''Upstream (film), Upst ...

. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Charles Morton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Tom Maguire,

Sammy Cohen Sammy Cohen (December 8, 1902– May 30, 1981) was an American film actor and comedian. He was one of several popular Jewish comedians acting in films during the late 1920s.Erens pp. 91-92 He was teamed with Ted McNamara as a comedy duo in the f ...

, and

Marjorie Beebe Marjorie Eileen Beebe (October 9, 1908 – May 9, 1983) was an American film actress. Early years Beebe was born on October 9, 1909. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Career Beebe tired of working as an assistant in a magician's show, s ...

. The film was released on July 3, 1927, by

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American independent company that produced motion pictures and was formed in 1914 by the theater "chain" pioneer William Fox (producer), William Fox. It was the corporate successor to ...

Plot

Cast

* Madge Bellamy as Sheila Kelly * Charles Morton as Terry O'Flynn * J. Farrell MacDonald as Mr. O'Flynn * Tom Maguire as Sheridan McShane Kelly *

as Pawnbroker's Son *

as Kitty *

Ted McNamara Edward Joseph McNamara (19 September 1894 – February 1928) was an Australian vaudeville, vaudevillian who made a career on stage in Australia, the United States, and in Hollywood silent films before dying suddenly in 1928. At various times he ...

as O'Flynn's Groom * Tom McGuire as Police Lieutenant *

Sarah Padden Sarah Ann Padden (16 October 1881 – 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film character actress. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. Her best-known single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage pro ...

as Police Lieutenant's Wife * Sidney Franklin as Pawnbroker *

Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ...

as Bailiff

Preservation

An incomplete print of ''Colleen'' is in the

Czech Film Archive The National Film Archive (, abb. NFA) is a film archive located in Prague, Czech Republic. It was established in 1943 (From 1943 to 1945 known as Filmový archiv, from 1945 to 1989 Československý filmový ústav, then from 1990 to 1992 Český f ...

.Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Colleen''
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* * * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films Fox Film films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank O'Connor 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-US-silent-comedy-film-stub