Hardress Cregan is a young Irish aristocrat facing severe financial ruin. His mother, eager to restore their family's wealth and status, pushes him into an arranged marriage with a wealthy heiress, Anne Chute. However, Hardress is already secretly married to Eily O'Connor, a poor, beautiful peasant girl known as "The Colleen Bawn" (meaning "pure girl")
Louise Lovely
The Colleen
James Martin
Danny Mann
Mervyn Barringont
Hardress Cregan is a young Irish aristocrat facing severe financial ruin. His mother, eager to restore their family's wealth and status, pushes him into an arranged marriage with a wealthy heiress, Anne Chute. However, Hardress is already secretly married to Eily O'Connor, a poor, beautiful peasant girl known as "The Colleen Bawn" (meaning "pure girl")
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