Periwinkle

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

James Kirkwood

Writers

Julian La Mothe, William F. Payson

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

11 June 1917

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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