Wilful Peggy

Wilful Peggy
Wilful Peggy
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Frank E. Woods
Starring	Mary Pickford; Henry B. Walthall;
Cinematography	Billy Bitzer
Production; company	Biograph Company
Release date	August 25, 1910 (U.S.);
Running time	13 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

Wilful Peggy is a 1910 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Peggy is a feisty peasant girl who catches the eye of a wealthy lord. Enamored with her, he proposes, but she harshly refuses. Her mother pushes her into the marriage against her will. After their marriage, she makes a fool of herself among the socialites at her husband's party. In the height of her embarrassment, her husband's nephew convinces her to run away with him. She innocently agrees, but it soon becomes obvious what the nephew's true intentions were.

Cast

Mary Pickford as Peggy
Clara T. Bracy as Peggy's mother
Henry B. Walthall as the Lord

References

External links

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993

[2] Wilful Peggy at silentera.com

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