Wee Lady Betty

Wee Lady Betty
Wee Lady Betty (Love) identifies a ghost in her castle
Directed byCharles Miller
Frank Borzage (uncredited)[1]
Written byJ. G. Hawks
StarringBessie Love
Frank Borzage
Charles K. French
CinematographyHenry Bredesen[2]
Production
company
Distributed byTriangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 19, 1917 (1917-08-19) (U.S.)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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

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

Scene from the film

Production

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 149. OCLC 734075937.
  3. ^ "Triangle Film Corporation". Moving Picture World. Vol. 33, no. 9. September 1, 1917. p. 1440.
  4. ^ Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (September 11, 1917). "Wee Lady Betty". The Suburban Economist. ISBN 978-0-7864-8790-5.
  5. ^ "Pollards Pictures". Grey River Argus. New Zealand. June 28, 1919. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Triangle Film Corporation". Moving Picture World. Vol. 33, no. 10. September 8, 1917. p. 1586.
  7. ^ Fred (August 31, 1917). "Film Reviews: Wee Lady Betty". Variety. Vol. 48, no. 1. p. 30.
  8. ^ Howe, Herbert (February 1918). "Around the World in Twenty Minutes". Picture-Play Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 6. pp. 212–216.
  9. ^ "A Convertible Village". Film Fun. October 1917.
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