The Pest (1919)
Naive country girl Jigs Blodgett makes friends with Gene Giles, the nephew of a wealthy judge. Shady John Harland is courting the judge's daughter Blanche because of her father's money and position. To amuse herself, Blanche invites Jigs to a party with her "sophiscated" friends, intending to humiliate and embarrass Jigs. Things don't quite go the way Blanche planned.
- Date of release
- 1919-04-20
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Christy Cabanne
Casting
- Mabel Normand — Jigs
- John Bowers — Gene Giles
- Charles K. Gerrard — John Harland
- Leota Lorraine — Blanche Fisher
- Alec B. Francis — Judge Fisher
- Jack Curtis — Asher Blodgett
- Pearl Elmore — Amy Blodgett
- James Bradbury Jr. — 'Noisy' Wilson
- Vera Lewis — Housekeeper
Interesting facts
The Pest is a lost 1919 silent American comedy-drama film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Mabel Normand, John Bowers, and Charles K. Gerrard, and released on April 20, 1919.
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