Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
Directed by	Tod Browning
Produced by	B. A. Rolfe
Written by	Katharine Kavanaugh
Starring	Mabel Taliaferro Thomas Carrigan
Cinematography	John M. Bauman
Edited by	Ben Weiss
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release dates	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 - Peggy Desmond
• Thomas Carrigan - Captain Neil Dacey (as Thomas J. Carrigan)
• William J. Gross - Anthony Desmond (as W.J. Gross)
• Sam Ryan - Squire O'Malley (as Sam J. Ryan)
• Nathaniel Sack - Terence O'Malley (as Nathan Sack)
• Thomas O'Malley - Shamus Donnelly (as Thomas F. O'Malley)
• Florence Ashbrooke - Sarah
• Clara Blandick - Mrs. Donnelly
• John J. Williams - Muldoon (as J.J. Williams)

References

1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
3. "Reviews: Mabel Taliaferro in Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (5): 26–27. 28 July 1917. Retrieved 2014-11-11.

External links

• Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp at the Internet Movie Database