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The search for Ireland’s first talking picture

Long before ‘Ryan’s Daughter’ or even ‘The Quiet Man’, the American movie industry came...

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16.16 11 Feb 2025


The search for Ireland’s first talking picture


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16.16 11 Feb 2025


Long before ‘Ryan’s Daughter’ or even ‘The Quiet Man’, the American movie industry came to Ireland to make a film.

‘Sweet Inniscarra’ was the first talkie filmed on location here in 1931.

In the interim, the original reels have gone missing and now one man is spearheading efforts to find a copy.

Tom Hurley is the Radio Producer and documentary maker leading the charge. He joins Seán to discuss.


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