''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
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Francis X. Bushman as Robert Pennington
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Wellington Playter as Jules Blondeau
*H. O'Dell as Louis Blondeau
*William Farris as Roland Blondeau
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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 ...
as Eugenia Blondeau / Marie Blondeau
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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
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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
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Jim Jeffries as himself (credited as J.J. Jeffries)
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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)
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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)
References
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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
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