silent film,woman director

The Girl in the Arm-Chair (1912)

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Peggy Wilson has recently become an orphan and a ward of the Waston family. She’s also inherited the late Robert Wilson’s vast fortune, which puts her very much in Mr. Waston’s favor. He would like his son, Frank, to marry Peggy, but Peggy “is not his style” and “her money is no inducement”. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alice Guy-Blaché
  • Profile picture of Blanche Cornwall
    Peggy Wilson Blanche Cornwall
  • Profile picture of Mace Greenleaf
    Frank Waston Mace Greenleaf
  • Profile picture of Lee Beggs
    The Moneylender Lee Beggs

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Keywords

  • silent film
  • woman director