- Periwinkle (film)
Infobox Film
name = Periwinkle
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director = James Kirkwood
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writer = Julian La Mothe
William F. Payson (story)
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starring =Mary Miles Minter
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distributor =Mutual Film
released =June 11 , 1917
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country = USA
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0008423"Periwinkle" is a 1917
silent film directed by James Kirkwood. The film, now believed to be lost, had a generally negative reception. "The New York Times " called it "a minor melodrama". [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/105932/Periwinkle/overview The New York Times Review] ]Plot
Periwinkle is a teenage waif. One day, she nearly drowns, but is rescued by the wealthy Richard. They fall in love and marry.
Cast
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Mary Miles Minter - Periwinkle
* George Fisher - Richard Langdon Evans
* Arthur Howard - Jim Curran
*Clarence Burton - Sam Coffin
*Allan Forrest - Ira
* Harvey Clark - Captain Sears
*George Periolat - Ephraiam Rawlins
*Anne Schaefer - Ann Scudder
* George Ahearn - Mortimer HaleReferences
External links
*imdb title|id=0008423|title=Melissa of the Hills
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