Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart

Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	John Joy Bell (stories)
Produced by	George Pearson
Starring	Betty Balfour ; Donald Macardle ; Nora Swinburne
Production; company	Welsh-Pearson
Distributed by	Jury Films
Release date	June 1922;
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated December 28, 2025

Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by George Pearson and starring Betty Balfour, Donald Macardle and Nora Swinburne.^[1]^[2] The plot is based on two of the "Wee Macgreegor" books by John Joy Bell; Oh Christina and Courting Christina.^[3]

Plot

In Scotland, young Christina weds young MacGregor, despite objections from Christina's snobbish aunt.

Cast

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Betty Balfour as Christine
Donald Macardle as Wee MacGregor
Nora Swinburne as Jessie Mary
Cyril Percival as Uncle Baldwin
Minna Grey as Mary Purvis
M.A. Wetherell as John Robertson
Bryan Powley as Uncle Purdie
Mabel Archdale as Aunt Purdie
Lillian Christine as Lizzie
Marie Ault as Miss Todd
Bunty Fosse as Christina as a Child

References

↑ Low p.122
↑ "Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) - - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
↑ "The Wee Macgregor's Sweetheart (1923)". www2.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
↑ Gifford, Denis (2017). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317837015 – via Google Books.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart at IMDb

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[1] Low p.122

[2] "Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) - - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.

[3] "The Wee Macgregor's Sweetheart (1923)". www2.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[4] Gifford, Denis (2017). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317837015 – via Google Books.

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