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Movie Title

Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)

Comedy | 24 February 1919

Cast:

May Allison, Rosemary Theby, Frank Currier [ More ]

Director:

George D. Baker

Writer:

George D. Baker

Production Company:

Metro Pictures Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
ETR
1 Mar 1919
p. 987
MPN
1 Mar 1919
p. 1378
MPW
1 Mar 1919
p. 1243
Wid's
28 Feb 1919
p. 59
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Metro Pictures Corp.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Metro Pictures Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
George D. Baker
Dir
PRODUCER
Maxwell Karger
Supv
WRITER
George D. Baker
Scen
PHOTOGRAPHY
William E. Fildew
Cam
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Peggy Does Her Darndest" by Royal Brown in The Red Book Magazine (May 1918).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Royal Brown
DETAILS
Release Date:
24 February 1919
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Metro Pictures Corp.
28 February 1919
LP13459
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

The Honorable Hugh Wentworth arrives from England to bring a valuable diamond to millionaire Edward Ensloe. Ensloe's older daughter Eleanor has romantic designs on Hugh, but he is more attracted to her tomboy sister Peggy. Eleanor is concerned with fashion and society while Peggy prefers to box with her younger brother Bob. Hugh stays at the Ensloe house and is amused by Peggy's correspondence course in detective work. After a detective is hired to pose as the butler to protect the rare gem, Peggy disguises herself as the maid and captures prowler "Lonesome Larry" Doyle with the use of jujitsu. Peggy saves the diamond and wins Hugh's ...

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The Honorable Hugh Wentworth arrives from England to bring a valuable diamond to millionaire Edward Ensloe. Ensloe's older daughter Eleanor has romantic designs on Hugh, but he is more attracted to her tomboy sister Peggy. Eleanor is concerned with fashion and society while Peggy prefers to box with her younger brother Bob. Hugh stays at the Ensloe house and is amused by Peggy's correspondence course in detective work. After a detective is hired to pose as the butler to protect the rare gem, Peggy disguises herself as the maid and captures prowler "Lonesome Larry" Doyle with the use of jujitsu. Peggy saves the diamond and wins Hugh's love.

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