''All of a Sudden Peggy'' is a

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1920 American silent comedy romance film directed by Walter Edwards and starring

Marguerite Clark Helen Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 – September 25, 1940) was an American stage and silent film actress. As a movie actress, at one time, Clark was second only to Mary Pickford in popularity. All but five of her films are considere ...

and

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by

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. It is based on a 1907 Broadway play ''All-of-a-Sudden-Peggy'' which starred Henrietta Crosman. It is Clark's third to last film. Director Edwards died in Hawaii that same year of 1920.

Plot

As described in a

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, Peggy O'Hara (Clark) who with her widowed mother Mrs. O'Hara (Leighton) is staying at the manor of Lord Anthony Crackenthorpe (Humphrey), a scientist engrossed in the study of spiders. Mrs. O'Hara is assisting Lord Anthony. The sister of the peer sends for her son Jimmy (Mulhall) because she thinks Peggy has designs on Lord Anthony. Jimmy falls in love with Peggy, and in order to further her mother's love affair with Lord Anthony, Peggy announces her engagement with Jimmy. She goes to London where her pocket is picked, and has to stay at Jimmy's bachelor quarters while he is away on business. The sudden appearance of Jimmy, his mother and father, and a prying neighbor precipitates matters, with Peggy having spent the night there suggesting a scandal. In the end it is straightened out and Peggy consents to marry Jimmy.

Cast

as Peggy O'Hara *

as Honorable Jimmy Keppel *

Lillian Leighton Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago. Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 187 ...

as Mrs. O'Hara *Maggie Fisher as Lady Crackenthorpe *

Orral Humphrey Thomas Orral Humphrey (April 3, 1880 - August 12, 1929) was an American silent film actor and director. Humphrey was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He starred in 46 films between 1914 and 1929 and is credited for directing four films. His youn ...

as Anthony, Lord Crackenthorpe *Sylvia Jocelyn as Millicent Keppel *

A. Edward Sutherland Albert Edward Sutherland (January 5, 1895 – December 31, 1973) was a film director and actor. Born in London, he was from a theatrical family. His father, Al Sutherland, was a theatre manager and producer and his mother, Julie Ring, was a vaud ...

as Jack Menzies *

Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage actor, stage and motion picture, film actor and film director, director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the fi ...

as Major Archie Phipps *Virginia Foltz as Mrs. Colquhoun

References

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allmovie/synopsis; ''All of a Sudden Peggy''Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall filming a sceneStill of Clark and Mulhall in a scene
(University of Washington, Sayre collection) 1920 films American silent feature films American films based on plays Paramount Pictures films Lost American romantic comedy films 1920 romantic comedy films Films directed by Walter Edwards American black-and-white films 1920 lost films English-language romantic comedy films 1920s American films Silent American romantic comedy films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-romantic-comedy-film-stub