Peggy Does Her Darndest

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Peggy Does Her Darndest
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Directed by George D. Baker
Written by George D. Baker
Based onshort story
by Royal Brown
Produced by Maxwell Karger
Starring May Allison
Cinematography William Fildew
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • February 24, 1919 (1919-02-24)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent...English intertitles
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A scene with May Allison.
Staged still; with director George D. Baker, with pipe. Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, bottom left seven years old. Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919) - 1.jpg
Staged still; with director George D. Baker, with pipe. Ernest "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, bottom left seven years old.

Peggy Does Her Darndest is a lost [1] 1919 silent film comedy directed by George D. Baker and starring May Allison. [2] It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures.

Contents

Melodramatic comedy of an athletic girl Peggy Ensloe played by May Allison. [2]

Cast

Plot

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References

  1. "Peggy Does Her Darndest". Memory.loc.gov. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Plays Here or Hereabout.: Peggy Does Her Darndest". The Prahran Telegraph . Vol. 58, no. 3007. Victoria, Australia. 21 June 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.