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| ~Peter Pan~ 1924 |
| Directed by: Herbert Brenon Written by: Willis Goldbeck Based on the play by J.M. Barrie |
| ~Cast~ George Ali ... Nana the Dog Esther Ralston ... Mrs. Darling Cyril Chadwick ... Mr. Darling Mary Brian ... Wendy Moira Angela Darling Jack Murphy ... John Napoleon Darling Philippe De Lacy ... Michael Nicholas Darling (as Philippe deLacy) Virginia Brown Faire ... Tinker Bell (as Virginia Browne Faire) Betty Bronson ... Peter Pan Anna May Wong ... Tiger Lily Maurice Murphy ... Tootles Mickey McBan ... Slightly George Crane Jr. ... Curly Winston Doty ... First Twin Weston Doty ... Second Twin Terence McMillan ... Nibs Ernest Torrence ... Captain James Hook Louis Morrison ... Gentleman Starkey (as Lewis Morrison) Edward Kipling ... Smee Ralph Yearsley ... Italian Cecco Ed Jones ... Mullins (as Ed. Jones) Percy Barbat ... Noodler Richard Frazier ... Giant Blackman Maurice de Canonge ... Cookson (as Maurice Cannon) Robert Milasch ... Kelt Charles A. Stevenson ... Jukes Vondell Darr Kit Wain ... Squirrel (uncredited) |
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| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Produced by: Herbert Brenon Executive Producer: Jesse L. Lasky Executive Producer: Adolph Zukor Music by: Philip Carli Cinematography by: James Wong Howe Costume Design by: Howard Greer Assistant Director: Roy Pomeroy Art Department Settings: Edward Smith Special Effects by: Roy Pomeroy Textile Artist: Edith Head Length: 10 Reels Runtime: 105 Minutes Released: December 29, 1924 |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
When Paramount bought the rights to the delightful James M. Barrie story, every actress in
Hollywood wanted the role of Peter Pan, made famous on the stage by Maude Adams. Mary Pickford,
Lillian Gish, and even Gloria Swanson thought they were perfect for the role, but Barrie's own choice
was Betty Bronson, a virtual unknown. The story is familiar to nearly everyone. When Mr. and Mrs.
Darling (Cyril Chadwick and Esther Ralston) go to a party, they leave their children -- Wendy (Mary
Brian), Michael (Philippe de Lacey), and John (Jack Murphy) -- in the care of their dog, Nana. But
Peter (Bronson) shows up with the fairy, Tinker Bell (Virginia Brown Faire), and they take the
children to Never Never Land. They have a series of adventures with the Lost Boys and defeat
Captain Hook (Ernest Torrence) and his band of pirates. Finally, the children return home to Mrs.
Darling, who is overjoyed to have them back. She adopts the Lost Boys and offers to take Peter in too,
but he refuses to grow up and flies away after promising to visit Wendy every year. An interesting
side note -- although she had no involvement in casting Brian as Wendy, Ralston had discovered her
a couple of years earlier while judging a beauty contest.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
Hollywood wanted the role of Peter Pan, made famous on the stage by Maude Adams. Mary Pickford,
Lillian Gish, and even Gloria Swanson thought they were perfect for the role, but Barrie's own choice
was Betty Bronson, a virtual unknown. The story is familiar to nearly everyone. When Mr. and Mrs.
Darling (Cyril Chadwick and Esther Ralston) go to a party, they leave their children -- Wendy (Mary
Brian), Michael (Philippe de Lacey), and John (Jack Murphy) -- in the care of their dog, Nana. But
Peter (Bronson) shows up with the fairy, Tinker Bell (Virginia Brown Faire), and they take the
children to Never Never Land. They have a series of adventures with the Lost Boys and defeat
Captain Hook (Ernest Torrence) and his band of pirates. Finally, the children return home to Mrs.
Darling, who is overjoyed to have them back. She adopts the Lost Boys and offers to take Peter in too,
but he refuses to grow up and flies away after promising to visit Wendy every year. An interesting
side note -- although she had no involvement in casting Brian as Wendy, Ralston had discovered her
a couple of years earlier while judging a beauty contest.
Plot Synopsis by Janiss Garza, AllMovie.com
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