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| name = Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
| name = Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
| image =
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| director = [[George Pearson (filmmaker)|George Pearson]]
| director = [[George Pearson (filmmaker)|George Pearson]]
| producer = George Pearson
| producer = George Pearson
| writer = [[John Joy Bell]] (stories)
| writer = [[John Joy Bell]] (stories)
| starring = [[Betty Balfour]] <br> [[Donald Macardle]] <br> [[Nora Swinburne]]
| starring = [[Betty Balfour]] <br> [[Donald Macardle]] <br> [[Nora Swinburne]]
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| studio = [[Welsh-Pearson ]]
| studio = [[Welsh-Pearson]]
| distributor = [[Jury Films]]
| distributor = [[Jury Films]]
| released = June 1922
| released = {{Film date|1922|06|}}
| runtime =
| runtime =
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| awards =
| language = Silent <br> English [[intertitles]]
| language = Silent <br> English [[intertitles]]
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'''''Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart''''' is a 1922 British [[silent film|silent]] [[romance film]] directed by [[George Pearson (filmmaker)|George Pearson]] and starring [[Betty Balfour]], [[Donald Macardle]] and [[Nora Swinburne]].<ref>Low p.122</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/wee-macgregors-sweetheart-v116205|title=Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) - - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba5ade0|title=The Wee Macgregor&#039;s Sweetheart (1923)|publisher=}}</ref>
'''''Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart''''' is a 1922 British [[silent film|silent]] [[romance film]] directed by [[George Pearson (filmmaker)|George Pearson]] and starring [[Betty Balfour]], [[Donald Macardle]] and [[Nora Swinburne]].<ref>Low p.122</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/wee-macgregors-sweetheart-v116205|title=Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) - - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> The plot is based on two of the "[[Wee Macgreegor]]" books by [[John Joy Bell]]; ''Oh Christina'' and ''Courting Christina''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba5ade0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024803/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba5ade0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2018 |title=The Wee Macgregor's Sweetheart (1923) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www2.bfi.org.uk |publisher= British Film Institute |access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
In Scotland, young Christina (Betty Balfour) weds young MacGregor (Donald Macardle), despite objections from Christina's snobbish aunt.
In Scotland, young Christina weds young MacGregor, despite objections from Christina's snobbish aunt.


==Cast==
==Cast==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gHt0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1519&lpg=PT1519&dq=Wee+MacGregor's+Sweetheart&source=bl&ots=lO8jTNMlQ1&sig=bft2YqBauAOuN4ZOnBTtUzNlAIg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_jq-V3f_eAhVBShUIHZWWB08Q6AEwCXoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=Wee+MacGregor's+Sweetheart&f=false|title=The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film|first=Denis|last=Gifford|date=2017|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gHt0DwAAQBAJ&q=Wee+MacGregor%27s+Sweetheart&pg=PT1519|title=The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film|first=Denis|last=Gifford|date=2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317837015|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* [[ Betty Balfour]] as Christine
* [[Betty Balfour]] as Christine
* [[Donald Macardle ]] as Wee MacGregor
* [[Donald Macardle]] as Wee MacGregor
* [[Nora Swinburne ]] as Jessie Mary
* [[Nora Swinburne]] as Jessie Mary
* [[Cyril Percival]] as Uncle Baldwin
* [[Cyril Percival]] as Uncle Baldwin
* [[Minna Grey ]] as Mary Purvis
* [[Minna Grey]] as Mary Purvis
* [[M.A. Wetherell ]] as John Robertson
* [[M.A. Wetherell]] as John Robertson
* [[Bryan Powley ]] as Uncle Purdie
* [[Bryan Powley]] as Uncle Purdie
* [[Mabel Archdale]] as Aunt Purdie
* [[Mabel Archdale]] as Aunt Purdie
* [[Lillian Christine ]] as Lizzie
* [[Lillian Christine]] as Lizzie
* [[Marie Ault ]] as Miss Todd
* [[Marie Ault]] as Miss Todd
* [[Bunty Fosse ]] as Christina as a Child
* [[Bunty Fosse]] as Christina as a Child


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 10 May 2024

Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
Directed byGeorge Pearson
Written byJohn Joy Bell (stories)
Produced byGeorge Pearson
StarringBetty Balfour
Donald Macardle
Nora Swinburne
Production
company
Distributed byJury Films
Release date
  • June 1922 (1922-06)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by George Pearson and starring Betty Balfour, Donald Macardle and Nora Swinburne.[1][2] The plot is based on two of the "Wee Macgreegor" books by John Joy Bell; Oh Christina and Courting Christina.[3]

Plot

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In Scotland, young Christina weds young MacGregor, despite objections from Christina's snobbish aunt.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Low p.122
  2. ^ "Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) - - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "The Wee Macgregor's Sweetheart (1923)". www2.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ Gifford, Denis (2017). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317837015 – via Google Books.

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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