Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp (1917)
Neil Dacey falls in with loves Peggy Desmond. Terence O'Malley, nephew of Squire O'Malley, is anxious to win Peggy. Terence and his uncle have a quarrel because Terence cannot win Peggy, and the squire is killed. Terence does the killing with Neil's gun, so Neil is held for the murder. Peggy, to save her fiance, dresses as the will-o'-the-wisp.
Director: Tod Browning
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Mabel Taliaferro as Peggy Desmond |
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Thomas Carrigan as Captain Neil Dacey |
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William J. Gross as Anthony Desmond |
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Sam J. Ryan as Squire O'Malley |
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Nathaniel Sack as Terence O'Malley |
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Tom O'Malley as Shamus Donnelly |
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Florence Ashbrooke as Sarah |
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Clara Blandick as Mrs. Donnelly |
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John J. Williams as Muldoon |
| Directing | Tod Browning | Director |
| Camera | John M. Bauman | Director of Photography |
| Production | B.A. Rolfe | Producer |
| Writing | Katharine Kavanaugh | Story |