Ireland Will Be Free
Directed byBert Cross
StarringDaniel Mannix
Release date
10 May 1920[1]
Running time
45 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent

Ireland Will be Free is a 1920 Australian documentary film.[2] It was about the 1920 St Patrick's Day Parade in Melbourne.[3][4]

Production

Daniel Mannix was behind the making of the film to show his support for an Irish Free State. John Wren was also involved.[3]

A restored and remastered version was exhibited by the State Library of Victoria in 2016.[5]

References

  1. "JOSEPH SHEEDY PRESENTS "IRELAND WILL BE FREE."". The Advocate. Vol. LII, no. 2845. Melbourne. 6 May 1920. p. 23. Retrieved 22 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Ireland Will Be Free Archived 26 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine at National Film and Sound Archive
  3. 1 2 Paul Daley, "Divided Melbourne: when the archbishop turned St Patrick's Day into propaganda", The Guardian 22 April 2016
  4. "GENERAL NEWS". The Southern Cross. Vol. XXXII, no. 1596. South Australia. 21 May 1920. p. 11. Retrieved 22 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Ireland will be free". State Library of Victoria. 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2020.


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