Film

Periwinkle

1917 · 50m · Drama

On a desolate beach near a lifesaving station, Ira, the youngest member of the lifeguard crew, rescues a baby girl from a wreck. The child is cared for at the station, where the men christen her Periwinkle. Living near the station are Ephraiam Rawlins and his childless daughter Ann, a widow with maternal longings. Joyously, Ann takes charge of Periwinkle and raises the girl as her own. Grown to adulthood, Periwinkle is the bright spot for the men at the station. One day, Richard Langdon Evans, a dissolute, wealthy young New Yorker, is cast ashore from the wreck of his yacht. Periwinkle, aiding the lifesavers, helps bring him back to life. Her innocent goodness and faith transform Dick from a carousing society ne'er-do-well to a man of noble ambitions. Thus rehabilitated, Dick wins Periwinkle's hand in marriage.

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

Ephraim Rawlins

Anne Schaefer

Ann Scudder

George Ahearn

Mortimer Hale

• James KirkwoodDirector
• Julian La MotheWriter
• William F. PaysonWriter

Release date

June 11, 1917

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama