Bunty Pulls the Strings

Bunty Pulls the Strings (1921)

A woman named Bunty Bigger struggles to keep her family in line in a small Scottish village. For one, her brother Jeemy faces jail time for robbing a bank. Meanwhile, her father, Tammas, pays back the stolen money with funds given him by Susie Simpson, a woman who hopes to marry him. Susie gets angry, so Bunty borrows money to pay her back. Things turn out well when Bunty gets married in a double-wedding ceremony—during which her father not only gives her away but gets married himself. The movie is based on a play by Graham Moffat. The film is lost.

Erscheinungsdatum
1921-01-02
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 10 Min.
Genres
Komödie
Regie
Reginald Barker

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Bunty Pulls the Strings is a lost 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Leatrice Joy. It is based on the London and Broadway play by Graham Moffat. On stage the part of Bunty was played and made famous by Molly Pearson. The film was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures.

Production

The film is based on a stage play distinguished by the Scottish dialect throughout. In order to translate this to the silent medium, Goldwyn's vice president Abraham Lehr, told Exhibitors Herald, "Our big task in 'Bunty Pulls the Strings' was to retain consistent Scotch atmosphere throughout the entire picture.

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