Wee Lady Betty
| Wee Lady Betty | |
|---|---|
 Wee Lady Betty (Love) identifies a ghost in her castle | |
| Directed by | Charles Miller Frank Borzage (uncredited)[1] |
| Written by | J. G. Hawks |
| Starring | Bessie Love Frank Borzage Charles K. French |
| Cinematography | Henry Bredesen[2] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Wee Lady Betty is a 1917 American silent drama film[3] produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. It was directed by Charles Miller and stars Bessie Love, Frank Borzage, and Charles K. French. It is considered lost.[1]
Plot
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O'Reilly Castle, set on a small Irish isle, has been occupied by the family of Wee Lady Betty (Love) for generations. However, when the actual owner of the castle dies, the ownership is transferred to his heir, Roger O'Reilly (Borzage). In an attempt to scare away the new owner, Betty briefly tricks him into thinking that the castle is haunted, but he falls in love with her.[4][5][6]
Cast
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- Bessie Love as Wee Lady Betty[7]
- Frank Borzage as Roger O'Reilly
- Charles K. French as Fergus McClusky
- Walter Perkins as Shamus McTeague
- L. Jefferies as Lanty O'Dea
- Walt Whitman as The O'Reilly
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. O'Reilly
- Thornton Edwards as Connor O'Donovan
Production
[edit]Village scenes were filmed on the lot of Triangle Studio in Culver City, California.[8] The village set had previously been used for the Bessie Barriscale film Wooden Shoes (1917) and In Slumberland (1917).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b HN (January 10, 2014). "Appendix". In Soister, John T. (ed.). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913–1929. p. 773. ISBN 9780786487905.
- ^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 149. OCLC 734075937.
- ^ "Triangle Film Corporation". Moving Picture World. Vol. 33, no. 9. September 1, 1917. p. 1440.
- ^ Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (September 11, 1917). "Wee Lady Betty". The Suburban Economist. ISBN 978-0-7864-8790-5.
- ^ "Pollards Pictures". Grey River Argus. New Zealand. June 28, 1919. p. 4.
- ^ "Triangle Film Corporation". Moving Picture World. Vol. 33, no. 10. September 8, 1917. p. 1586.
- ^ Fred (August 31, 1917). "Film Reviews: Wee Lady Betty". Variety. Vol. 48, no. 1. p. 30.
- ^ Howe, Herbert (February 1918). "Around the World in Twenty Minutes". Picture-Play Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 6. pp. 212–216.
- ^ "A Convertible Village". Film Fun. October 1917.
External links
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- Wee Lady Betty at IMDb
- Wee Lady Betty at AllMovie
- Wee Lady Betty at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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