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Peggy, the Will o’ the Wisp
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Tod Browning

Cast: Mabel Talioferro [Peggy Desmond], Thomas J. Carrigan (Thomas Carrigan) [Captain Neil Dacey], W.J. Gross (William J. Gross) [Anthony Desmond], Sam J. Ryan [Squire O’Malley], Nathan Sack (Nathaniel Sack) [Terence O’Malley], Thomas F. O’Malley (Tom O’Malley) [Shamus Donnelly], Florence Ashbrooke [Sarah], Clara Blandick [Mrs. Donnelly], J.J. Williams (John J. Williams) [Muldoon]

Rolfe Photoplays, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / From a story by Katharine Kavanaugh. Casting by Ben Weiss. Technical direction by Robert Farrell and Edward J. Shulter (Edward Shulter). Cinematography by John Bauman (John M. Bauman). Presented by B.A. Rolfe. / Released [?] 2 or 9? July 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 November 2022.

References: Slide-Ireland p. ? : Website-IMDb.