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Wilful Peggy
Also known as {Willful Peggy}
(1910) American
B&W : One reel / 997 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Mary Pickford [Peggy], Henry B. Walthall [the lord of the manor], Clara T. Bracey [?] [Peggy’s mother]?, Claire McDowell [the unfortunate housemaid], Alfred Paget, Dell Henderson, William J. Butler, Kate Bruce, Verner Clarges, [?] Robert Harron?, [?] Mabel Normand?

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 26 August 1910 by Biograph Company [J144684]. Released 25 August 1910. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The Biograph ‘AB’ logomark is seen on interior sets throughout the film. [?] Fussell-Normand p. 241 lists the release date as 29 August 1910.

Comedy-Drama: Historical.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education film collection [35mm duplicate negative, 35mm duplicate positives].

Listing updated: 31 July 2009.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 42; Eyman-Pickford pp. 54-55, 325; Fussell-Normand p. 241; Sinyard-Silent p. 73; Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-Pickford.

Home video: DVD.