''Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart'' is a 1922 British silent

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by George Pearson and starring

Betty Balfour Betty Balfour (born Florence Lilian Woods; 27 March 1902 – 4 November 1977) was an English screen actress, popular during the silent era, and known as the "British Mary Pickford" and "Britain's Queen of Happiness". She was best known to aud ...

, Donald Macardle and

Nora Swinburne Leonora Mary Johnson (24 July 1902 – 1 May 2000), known professionally as Nora Swinburne, was an English people, English actress who appeared in many Cinema of the United Kingdom, British films. Early years Swinburne was born in Bath, Somer ...

. The plot is based on two of the " Wee Macgreegor" books by John Joy Bell; ''Oh Christina'' and ''Courting Christina''.

Plot

In Scotland, young Christina weds young MacGregor, despite objections from Christina's snobbish aunt.

Cast

as Christine * Donald Macardle as Wee MacGregor *

as Jessie Mary *

Cyril Percival Cyril Percival (1889–1948) was a British film actor of the silent era.Goble p.122 Selected filmography * '' Love in a Wood'' (1915) * ''The Princess of Happy Chance ''The Princess of Happy Chance'' is a 1917 British silent romance film dir ...

as Uncle Baldwin *

Minna Grey Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era. Death Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday. Selected filmography * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * ''Just a Girl'' (1916) * ''The Second Mrs. Tan ...

as Mary Purvis * M.A. Wetherell as John Robertson *

Bryan Powley Bryan Gilbert Powley (16 September 1871 – 18 December 1962) was a British stage and film actor. He began his career in the era of silent film. Life Powley was born on 16 September 1871 in Reading, the son of the Rev. Matthew Powley and Louis ...

as Uncle Purdie * Mabel Archdale as Aunt Purdie * Lillian Christine as Lizzie *

Marie Ault Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. Biography Born as Mary Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester. England. Ault was a star in many British films of the silent era but is ...

as Miss Todd * Bunty Fosse as Christina as a Child

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1922 films 1920s romance films British romance films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Pearson British black-and-white films 1920s British films English-language romance films {{1920s-romance-film-stub