Maggie Pepper
| Maggie Pepper | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Film still; Ray Hatton and Ethel Clayton | |
| Directed by | Chester "Chet" Withey |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by |
Charles Klein (play) Gardner Hunter (scenario) |
| Starring | Ethel Clayton |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | February 23, 1919 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Maggie Pepper is a lost[1] 1919 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Ethel Clayton.[2] This film is based on a hit 1911 play by Charles Klein which was a winning success for stage actress Rose Stahl.[3] Klein himself had died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 and therefore was not living to see this movie. With a survival status classified as unknown,[4] Maggie Pepper is likely to be another lost film from the silent era.
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[5] Maggie Pepper (Clayton) is a self-reliant and snappy saleswoman who supports a young girl Claire (Wilson), the daughter of her sister-in-law Ada (Greenwood), who is in jail for shoplifting. Maggie is being courted by Jake Rothschild (Hatton) and has just rejected him when the young owner of the store, Joe Holbrook (Dexter), comes upon them. She mistakes Joe for a job seeker and advises him to stay away from a concern that is dying painlessly. Joe becomes interested and finds that the peppery young woman has ideas and vision. He is already engaged, but finds that the comparison of the women favors Maggie. Maggie, the victim of envy, is discharged. Her sister-in-law Ada, now released and led back to crime by a second husband Sam (Marshall), plans to do shoplifting at the Holbrook store. Maggie only wants the child to be free from bad influences, and accepts a job offer in Pittsburgh to get a better environment. There is a sensational attempt to steal the child, which brings Holbrook to the rescue. He feigns injury to keep a hold on Maggie, and ends up winning her.
Cast
- Ethel Clayton - Maggie Pepper
- Elliott Dexter - Joe Holbrook
- Winifred Greenwood - Ada Darkin
- Tully Marshall - Sam Darkin
- Edna Mae Wilson - Claire Darkin
- Raymond Hatton - Jake Rothschild
- Marcia Manon - Alice Keane
- Clyde Benson - John Hargen
- Billy Elmer - Dud Corey
- Bud Duncan - Delivery Boy
- C. H. Geldart - Detective (aka Clarence Geldart)
- Fay Holderness - Mrs. Thatcher
References
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Maggie Pepper
- ↑ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Maggie Pepper
- ↑ Maggie Pepper as produced on Broadway at the Harris Theatre, Aug. 31, 1911 to Jan. 1912, 147 performances; IBDb.com
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Maggie Pepper at silentera.com
- ↑ Harrison, Louis Reeves (Feb 22, 1919). "Critical Reviews and Comments: Maggie Pepper". Moving Picture World (New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company) 39 (8): 1110. Retrieved 2014-08-04.