Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn An Irish Romeo and Juliet set in 18th Century during the Penal Laws. Ends with the marriage of a Catholic aristocrat and the daughter of Protestant Squire. Details Casts Title Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn Release Date 1918-12-07 Runtime 01 Hours 30 Minutes Genres Romance Drama Production Companies Film Company of Ireland Production Countries Ireland, United Kingdom Brian Magowan... Willy Reilly... Frances Macnamarra... Helen Folliard/The Collee... Seamus Macblante... Sir Robert Whitecraft... Dermot O'Dowd... Squire Folliard... Barrett Macdonnell... The Red Raparee... John O'Donohue... Tom the Fool... John MacDonagh... Tam...