Over the Garden Wall (1919)
Peggy ( Bessie Love ) and her sister Frances ( Myrtle Reeves ) live with their father, but because of his idleness, they must all move to humbler quarters. Peggy adapts quickly to their new surrounding, while Frances misses the social life she once enjoyed. Their neighbors are well off, and Peggy begins a romance with their son, whom she thinks is the chauffeur. Meanwhile, Frances has become involved with a roguish character and plans to elope with him. Peggy saves her sister from imminent disgrace, but comes close to compromising herself instead. Peggy's sweetheart comes to her rescue and now his true identity is revealed to the very grateful girl.
- Date of release
- 1919-09-21
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Director
- David Smith
Casting
- Bessie Love — Peggy Gordon
- Willis Marks — Matthew Gordon
- Edward Hearn — Stanley Davis
- Otto Lederer — James Barstow
- Myrtle Reeves — Frances Gordon
- Jim Blackwell — Julius Caesar Jackson
Interesting facts
Over the Garden Wall is a lost 1919 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by David Smith, brother of one of the Vitagraph founders Albert E. Smith. The film stars Bessie Love.
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