Miss Petticoats


1916

Film Details

Release Date
Jul 31, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Peerless
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Miss Petticoats by Dwight Tilton (Boston, 1902).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

The daughter of a French nobleman and an American woman, Agatha, called "Miss Petticoats," has been living with her grandfather, Captain Joel Stewart, since the death of her mother years before. Knowing nothing of her royal heritage, Agatha gladly takes a job as secretary to the wealthy Sarah Copeland, whose nephew, Guy Hamilton, immediately begins pursuing the new employee. Jealous of Agatha, one of Guy's former sweethearts, Mrs. Worth Courtleigh, starts spreading rumors about her, and when Joel hears a particularly scandalous one, he dies of shock. Taking Agatha away from all the gossip, Sarah sails with her to Europe, where Agatha finally learns about her bloodline, and also discovers that she is the heiress to a fortune. Then, when she and Sarah return home, Agatha forgives all the people who believed the rumors, and marries the Reverend Ralph Harding, who was always certain of her innocence.

Film Details

Release Date
Jul 31, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
World Film Corp.; Peerless
Distribution Company
World Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Miss Petticoats by Dwight Tilton (Boston, 1902).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

This film was shot at the Peerless Studio in Fort Lee, NJ and at New Bedford, MA. Alice Brady, the star of the film, was the daughter of William A. Brady, who supervised the film and controlled the World Film Corp.