Peggy Montgomery (1904–1989) was an American actress of the

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.Munden p.180 She frequently played

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s in

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Selected filmography

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The Speed Demon ''The Speed Demon'' is a 1925 American silent sports action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Peggy Montgomery and Clark Comstock.Munden p.753 Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Speed Sherman * Peggy Montgomery ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Dangerous Dub ''The Dangerous Dub'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Peggy Montgomery, and Joseph Girard. It was released on July 4, 1926. Synopsis Buddy Martin, a cattle driver, is in lo ...

'' (1926) * '' Looking for Trouble'' (1926) * ''

Prisoners of the Storm ''Prisoners of the Storm'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring House Peters, Peggy Montgomery, and Walter McGrail. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bucky Malone and his elder partner, Pierre LeGr ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Forest Havoc ''Forest Havoc'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Forrest Stanley, Peggy Montgomery, and Martha Mattox.Connelly p.350 Cast * Forrest Stanley * Peggy Montgomery * Martha Mattox * Ernest ...

'' (1926) * ''

Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed ''Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by and starring Leo D. Maloney and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film is listed as lost on a couple of credible websites; however, it survives and is on an omn ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Desert of the Lost ''The Desert of the Lost'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Peggy Montgomery and Edward Cecil. Synopsis Having shot a man in self-defense and fled across the border into Mexico with ...

'' (1927) * ''

Sensation Seekers ''Sensation Seekers'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove Lillian Bohny (born Bertha Eugenie Bohny; May 14, 1903 – December 31, 1997) ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Sonora Kid The Sonora Kid, also known as Steve Allison, is a fictional cowboy created by Robert E. Howard. The stories were not printed until more than fifty years after the author's death. The Sonora Kid occasionally crossed over with El Borak, another ...

'' (1927) * ''

Splitting the Breeze ''Splitting the Breeze'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Harry Woods and Peggy Montgomery.Munden, p. 757 Cast * Tom Tyler as Death Valley Drake * Harry Woods as Dave Matlock * Bar ...

'' (1927) * ''

Hoof Marks ''Hoof Marks'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Tenny Wright and starring Jack Donovan, Ed Brady and Edward Cecil. Cast * Jack Donovan as Cal Wagner * Ed Brady as Rawhide Smith * Edward Cecil as Harold Cole * Willia ...

'' (1927) * ''

Saddle Mates ''Saddle Mates'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Hank Bell and Peggy Montgomery.Langman, p. 389. Two partners seek revenge on the man who has cheated them out of their ranch. Cast ...

'' (1928) * '' Arizona Days'' (1928) * ''

Silent Trail ''Silent Trail'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell.McGowan p.168 Cast * Bob Custer * Peggy Montgomery * John Lowell * J.P. McGowan * Mack V. Wright * Nanc ...

'' (1928) * ''

West of Santa Fe ''West of Santa Fe'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Peggy Montgomery and Bud Osborne.McGowan p.169 Cast * Bob Custer as Jack * Peggy Montgomery as Helen * Bud Osborne as Crooked Forem ...

'' (1928) * '' On the Divide'' (1928) * ''

Fighters of the Saddle ''Fighters of the Saddle'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Art Acord, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell.Pitts p.105 Cast * Art Acord as Dick Weatherby * Peggy Montgomery as Nesta Wayne * John ...

'' (1929) * ''

Wyoming Tornado ''Wyoming Tornado'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Art Acord, Peggy Montgomery and Slim Whitaker.Munden, p. 928 Cast * Art Acord * Peggy Montgomery * J.P. McGowan * Slim Whitaker * Bud Osborne ...

'' (1929) * ''

Bad Men's Money ''Bad Men's Money'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Yakima Canutt, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell. Cast * Yakima Canutt as Jim Donovan * Peggy Montgomery as Helen Saunders * J.P. McGowan as Sherif ...

'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1904 births 1989 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses People from Rock Island, Illinois American women screenwriters 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub