''Pennington's Choice'' is a 1915 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by William Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and

Beverly Bayne Beverly Bayne (born Pearl Beverly Bayne or Bain; November 11, 1894 – August 18, 1982) was an American actress who appeared in silent films beginning in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for Essanay Studios. Early life Born in Minne ...

a popular film acting team of the era. It was distributed by

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at le ...

. In audio recordings made in the early 1960s, Bushman talks about the making of and success of this film. A copy donated by the MGM survives at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection Rochester New York.

Cast

* Francis X. Bushman as Robert Pennington * Wellington Playter as Jules Blondeau *H. O'Dell as Louis Blondeau *William Farris as Roland Blondeau *

as Eugenia Blondeau / Marie Blondeau *

Helen Dunbar Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ...

as Mrs. Allison *

Lester Cuneo Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in theatre while still in his teens. His name remains associated with the history of Western film. Early years Born in Chicago, ...

as Jean *Morris Cytron as Pierre * Jim Jeffries as himself (credited as J.J. Jeffries) *

Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born 4 January in either 1872 or 1877 in Spennymoor, County Durham. He started work as a sailor and later became the mate on a ship. For ...

as Mountain Man (uncredited) *

Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...

as Mountain Man (uncredited)

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* 1915 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films Metro Pictures films Films directed by William Bowman 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub