Peggy Leads the Way

Oct 28, 1917

0h 52m

★ 0.0

Overview

A small-town girl returns home from schooling in the East to find that her father's small store and indeed the whole town are in danger of being eliminated by a ruthless land developer. The developer has a son who falls for the young girl, and together they try to come up with a plan to save her father's store and the town.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

American Film Company

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Cast

Peggy Manners

Mary Miles Minter

H.E. Manners

Andrew Arbuckle

Roland Gardiner

Carl Stockdale

Clyde Gardiner

Allan Forrest

Mrs. Greenwood

Emma Kluge

Maude Greenwood

Margaret Shelby

Tim Martin

George Ahearn

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