Love's Pilgrimage to America


1916

Brief Synopsis

Lulu, the bishop's daughter, and Tom, the Duke of Bilgewater's nephew, are in love and want to marry. Their relatives oppose the marriage, however, because Lulu's marriage contract with a curate has been signed and Tom is engaged to his ugly cousin, Lady Mary. Lulu and Tom elope to America and loo...

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 10, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Film Mfg Co.
Distribution Company
Universal Film Mfg Co.; A Broadway Universal Feature
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Love's Pilgrimage to America by Leslie T. Peacocke (publication undetermined).

Synopsis

Lulu, the bishop's daughter, and Tom, the Duke of Bilgewater's nephew, are in love and want to marry. Their relatives oppose the marriage, however, because Lulu's marriage contract with a curate has been signed and Tom is engaged to his ugly cousin, Lady Mary. Lulu and Tom elope to America and look for work. Lulu gets a secretarial job working for Mr. Lester, a theatrical agent, but Tom must rescue her when Lester makes advances toward her. The next day, they go to an employment agency and are hired out as butler and maid at the home of her former employer. When Tom encounters a burglar robbing the household, he fights the intruder, ends up with the loot, and is accused of the crime. After he goes to jail, Lulu gets another job in a hotel restaurant. There, a French chef propositions her, and to escape him, she disguises herself as a bellboy. She overhears two lawyers discussing Tom's case, and learns that Tom is heir to the family fortune, because the duke has died. Finally, she secures Tom's freedom and they return to England to claim his fortune.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 10, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Film Mfg Co.
Distribution Company
Universal Film Mfg Co.; A Broadway Universal Feature
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Love's Pilgrimage to America by Leslie T. Peacocke (publication undetermined).

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It is unclear whether the source for this film was an original story or not. Copyright records call the source a "book" by Peacocke, while other sources list Peacocke as scenarist. Although Peacocke did write fiction, no story or novel of this title has been uncovered.