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

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

directed by George Pearson and starring

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and

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. 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 *

as Wee MacGregor *

as Jessie Mary * Cyril Percival as Uncle Baldwin * Minna Grey as Mary Purvis * M.A. Wetherell as John Robertson * Bryan Powley as Uncle Purdie * Mabel Archdale as Aunt Purdie * Lillian Christine as Lizzie *

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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