Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
	Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	Tod Browning
Written by	Katharine Kavanaugh
Produced by	B. A. Rolfe
Starring	Mabel Taliaferro; Thomas Carrigan
Cinematography	John M. Bauman
Edited by	Ben Weiss
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	July 2, 1917;
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp is a lost^[1] 1917 American drama film directed by Tod Browning.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Neil Dacey (Carrigan) loves Peggy Desmond (Taliaferro). Terence O'Malley (Sack), nephew of Squire O'Malley (Ryan), is anxious to win Peggy. Terence and his uncle have a quarrel because Terence cannot win Peggy, and the squire is killed. Terence does the killing with Neil's gun, so Neil is held for the murder. Peggy, to save her fiance, dresses as the will-o'-the-wisp, and this results in a confession by Terence.

Cast

Mabel Taliaferro as Peggy Desmond
Thomas Carrigan as Captain Neil Dacey (as Thomas J. Carrigan)
William J. Gross as Anthony Desmond (as W.J. Gross)
Sam Ryan as Squire O'Malley (as Sam J. Ryan)
Nathaniel Sack as Terence O'Malley (as Nathan Sack)
Thomas O'Malley as Shamus Donnelly (as Thomas F. O'Malley)
Florence Ashbrooke as Sarah
Clara Blandick as Mrs. Donnelly
John J. Williams as Muldoon (as J.J. Williams)

References

^ "Peggy, The Will O' The Wisp". Lcweb2.loc.gov. October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp". Silent Era. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
^ "Reviews: Mabel Taliaferro in Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 26–27. July 28, 1917. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

External links

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[1] "Peggy, The Will O' The Wisp". Lcweb2.loc.gov. October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.

[silentera-2] "Progressive Silent Film List: Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp". Silent Era. Retrieved May 4, 2008.

[3] "Reviews: Mabel Taliaferro in Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 26–27. July 28, 1917. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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v t e Films directed by Tod Browning
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