Just Peggy

Just Peggy (1918)

A child, abandoned with only a violin, grows up to become an accomplished musician and brings about the reunion of her parents, a hunchbacked conductor and a singer who used to be blind.

Date of release
1918-08-10
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
J.A. Lipman

Casting

Interesting facts

Just Peggy is a 1918 Australian silent film starring Sara Allgood and Gerald Henson, who were married in real life. It is a lost film.

Production

The film was allegedly based on a true story. J. A. Lipman was a theatre producer and actor who wanted to move into filmmaking. He wrote the script as a vehicle for Sara Allgood, then touring Australian theatres in Peg O' My Heart.

Lipman built a small outdoor studio in Seaforth, Sydney, and shot the film there and on location at Palm Beach and Manly in early 1918. "Mia" in Mia Films was short for "made in Australia". Allgood was paid £100 a week for the six-week shoot. Harry Thomas was a leading Sydney elocutionist.

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