Poor Little Peppina (1916)
Holding a grudge against Robert Torrens and his wife, who live in Italy, a member of the Mafia kidnaps their infant daughter Lois. Fifteen years later, after having been raised by Italian peasants, Lois, now called Peppina, dresses as a boy and stows away on a ship to America in order to avoid a marriage to a particularly loathsome count. While aboard ship she befriends Hugh Carroll, an assistant district attorney, who arranges first-class transportation for the "boy." In New York, she once again meets her kidnapper, who fled to America after the crime. He forces Peppina to maintain the masculine disguise and to pass counterfeit bills for him, for which she is arrested. Peppina gladly exposes the kidnapper's operation to the authorities, one of whom, Hugh, recognizes her as the "boy" he met on the ship. Then, once the kidnapper has been apprehended, Peppina is reunited with her parents, after which she and Hugh, who has finally discovered that she is female, get married.
Cast
- Mary Pickford - Peppina
- Eugene O'Brien - Hugh Carroll
- Antonio Maiori - Soldo
- Ernest Torti - Pietro
- Edwin Mordant - Robert Torrens
- Jack Pickford - Beppo
- Edith Shayne - Mrs. Torrens
- Cesare Gravina - Villato
- William T. Carleton - Detective Chief
- N. Cervi - Dominica
Screenplay
- Kate Jordan (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Poor Little Peppina about?
- Holding a grudge against Robert Torrens and his wife, who live in Italy, a member of the Mafia kidnaps their infant daughter Lois. Fifteen years later, after having been raised by Italian peasants, Lois, now called Peppina, dresses as a boy and stows away on a ship to America in order to avoid a marriage to a particularly loathsome count. While aboard ship she befriends Hugh Carroll, an assistant district attorney, who arranges first-class transportation for the "boy." In New York, she once again meets her kidnapper, who fled to America after the crime. He forces Peppina to maintain the masculine disguise and to pass counterfeit bills for him, for which she is arrested. Peppina gladly exposes the kidnapper's operation to the authorities, one of whom, Hugh, recognizes her as the "boy" he met on the ship. Then, once the kidnapper has been apprehended, Peppina is reunited with her parents, after which she and Hugh, who has finally discovered that she is female, get married.
- Who directed Poor Little Peppina?
- Poor Little Peppina was directed by Sidney Olcott.
- Who stars in Poor Little Peppina?
- Poor Little Peppina stars Mary Pickford, Eugene O'Brien, Antonio Maiori, Ernest Torti, Edwin Mordant, Jack Pickford.
- How long is Poor Little Peppina?
- Poor Little Peppina has a runtime of 48m (48 minutes).
- What genre is Poor Little Peppina?
- Poor Little Peppina is a Drama film.
- Where was Poor Little Peppina produced?
- Poor Little Peppina was produced in United States of America.