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PEG O MY HEART (Metro Studios, 1922), directed by King Vidor, under the supervision of J. Hartley Manners, introduces the legendary theatrical actress Laurette Taylor (1884-1946) to the screen reprising the role she made famous as a poor Irish farm girl who inherits a fortune but would rather have happiness instead. While a bit too old for the character supposedly in her late teens or early twenties, Laurette was tailor made for it.
12 Cast Members
Laurette Taylor
Margaret O'Connell
Mahlon Hamilton
Sir Gerald Adair
Russell Simpson
Jim O'Connell
Ethel Grey Terry
Ethel Chichester
Nigel Barrie
Charistian Brent
Lionel Belmore
Hawks
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Chichester
Beth Ivins
Mrs. Jim O'Connell (as Sidna Beth Ivins)
Donald R. O. Hatswell
Alaric Chichester
Eileen O'Malley
Margaret O'Connell, as a child (as Aileen O'Malley)
Fred Huntley
Butler (as Fred Huntly)
Lon Poff
Priest (uncredited)
