Periwinkle (film)

Periwinkle is a 1917 American silent film directed by James Kirkwood and starring Mary Miles Minter. It was based on the 1910 novel Periwinkle; an Idyl of the Dunes written by William Farquhar Payson.[1] As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film.[2]

Periwinkle
Directed byJames Kirkwood
Written byJulian La Mothe
William F. Payson (story)
StarringMary Miles Minter
Distributed byMutual Film
Release date
  • June 11, 1917 (1917-06-11)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot
Mary Miles Minter in two scenes from "Periwinkle" (1917)

As described in various film magazine reviews,[3][4][5][6] Periwinkle (Minter) was rescued from a shipwreck as a baby by the members of a remote coast-guard station. She is raised by Ann Scudder (Schaefer) and her elderly father Ephraim (Periolat), and cared for by all of the men at the coastguard station. When she grows older, she helps them when there are shipwrecks.

One night, Periwinkle helps to rescue Dick Langdon (Fisher), a wealthy and carefree New York socialite, from the wreck of his yacht. She nurses him back to health at the coast-guard station, where they fall in love. Langdon, however, is engaged to another, and Periwinkle is heartbroken when he recovers and is due to leave.

Meanwhile, realising that her adopted daughter loves Langdon, Ann Scudder finds the address of Langdon's fiancée and writes to her. Ann receives a telegram in reply, informing her that, in Langdon's absence, his fiancée has married another. She rushes to tell Langdon and Periwinkle and, with the approval of the men of the coast-guard station, the two are free to wed.

Cast

References
  1. "Mutual News: Mary Miles Minter in Periwinkle". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 32 (11): . June 16, 1917.
  2. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Periwinkle
  3. "Reviews: Mary Miles Minter in Periwinkle". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 5 (1): . June 30, 1917.
  4. "Current Releases Reviewed: Periwinkle". Motography. Chicago: Electricity Magazine Corp. 17 (26): . June 30, 1917.
  5. "Stories of the Films: Periwinkle". Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company. 32 (11): . June 16, 1917.
  6. "Screen Examinations: Periwinkle". Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. 15 (26): . June 30, 1917.


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