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Peg of the Pirates

1918 · 45 min

A light-hearted silent romp with playful pirate antics and a sweet romance, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
O.A.C. Lund
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Peggy Hyland, Carleton Macy, Sidney Mason
Overview
Although Margaret "Peg" Martyn of the Carolina territory loves Terry, a poor poet, her father, Sir Wyndham Martyn, wishes her to marry the ancient Arthur Elliott. At the engagement party, Peg's wish that "the pirates might get her" comes true when Captain Bones and his men ransack Martyn's estate and carry Peg off to their ship.

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Directed by
O.A.C. Lund
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Peggy Hyland, Carleton Macy, Sidney Mason
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • freedom
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
O.A.C. Lund
Starring
Peggy Hyland, Carleton Macy, Sidney Mason, Frank Evans, J. Gunnis Davis, Louis Wolheim, Ajax Carrol, Eric Mayne
Runtime
45 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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