Given away by her wealthy father, James Harrington, as an infant because she was born a female, Peggy has been raised by a kindly underworld crook. One day, while selling papers at the news stand, Peggy meets rising young attorney George Bentley who convinces her to aid the police in capturing Spike Kelly, a notorious member of her foster parent's gang.
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George Larkin as George Bentley
Harry von Meter as James Harrington
Katharine Lewis as Mrs. Harrington
Reginald Lyons Director of Photography
United States 04 October 1920
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1920:
01 April 1920
Mrs. John Cleveland, victim of an overly-jealous husband, adopts a child but, fearing to bring it into her own household, furnishes another home for it, and places the little girl in charge of a nurse.
26 December 1920
While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend.
18 February 1920
This film tells the story of the fictional Dr Barnay and recounts his experience of the First World War.
16 October 1920
Wealthy cripple Markley finances the education of blacksmith's daughter Ruth. When she returns to their small town he asks to marry her, but she runs off with city worker Jim Dirk who is then killed in a subway accident.
05 September 1920
During the First World War, Captain Sam McGinnis marries Florence Lanham, a Salvation Army worker in France.
01 November 1920
Folly Vallance marries millionaire Anthony Bond for his money, but he insists on a marriage in name only.
28 June 1920
An Eastern boy is sent to the West to run the family's sheep ranch. The presence of sheep anger nearby cattlemen, who don't want to share their cattle's grazing lands with them, and their leader has no compunctions about resorting to drastic measures to protect his interests.
18 March 1920
The carefree Countess Evelyn lives a life of luxury at her people’s expense. Even her 25th birthday must be celebrated with a bang, even though the coffers are empty and the people are waiting for their paychecks.
27 September 1920
Silent film about Darwin's evolution theory
13 March 1920
A young slum-reared fellow makes good with a man who befriends him and then sacrifices his good name to save the latter's son.
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