The search for Ireland’s first talking picture
11 February 2025 - 7 mins
Podcast Series
Moncrieff
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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