The story is about a lighthouse keeper and his little girl, star. Diana serra cary, the silent film sensation known as baby peggy whose career in hollywood came to a crashing halt when she was the ripe old age of six, has died. Captain january 1924 changes the movie database tmdb. Baby peggy, last surviving silent film star, dead at 101. Lighthouse keeper jeremiah judkins hobart bosworth has one friend in this world and its a young girl known as captain january baby peggy. Tcm silent stars of the month week 4 4of6 so funny it hurt. This charming film stars hobart bosworth as an aging lighthouse keeper who adopts an orphan girl thats cast ashore from a shipwreck. Richards photography glen macwilliams production principal pictures distributor universal. A little girl named star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned.
Captain january is one of the few surviving features starring this unfairly forgotten sensation, and was so popular with audiences it was remade with shirley temple in 1936. Its a movie thats aged decently with a legendary musical sequence and some impressive acting from temple even though shes upstaged by kibbee. If youre looking to get your kids immersed into temples films this is a great place to start. The story is slight but that actually works in the films favor as it allows the viewer to focus on whats really important. Dubbing her captain january, the two become an inseparable family until upperclass relatives arrives to take her home. A major hit for silent superstar baby peggy in 1924, captain january was sold off to fox to become a vehicle for the studios biggest name, shirley temple. Captain january is an 1891 childrens novel, written by laura e.
The owner had it at one time and sold it to a collector. October 29, 1918 february 24, 2020, known as baby peggy, was an american child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. Captain january is a 1936 american musical comedydrama film directed by david butler. Local dogooders are annoyed at his unorthodox parenting but he and little peggy love one another. According to rena kiehn of the niles essanay silent film museum, cary died monday in gustine, calif. Both movies veer from the story, so i recommend reading this book to get the original tale. Captain january 1924 plot summary sentimental tale starring baby peggy as a little girl being raised by an old lighthouse keeper who found her as a baby, washed ashore from a shipwreck. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but shes rescued by relatives. Jul 04, 2015 despite some critique about shirley temples revealing outfits, the cheesy family movie was a box office success. Diana serra cary, the child silent film star known by the nickname baby peggy, died on monday in gustine, calif. The story is about a lighthouse keeper and his little girl, star editions. Diana serra cary, silentfilm star baby peggy who often. I was not aware that baby peggy made this filmi am only aware of the later remake starring shirley temple. Captain january is a great introduction to the world of shirley temple.
She was the last living film star of the silent era of hollywood and the last person with a substantial career in silent. Born peggyjean montgomery in 1918, she began her film career entirely by chance at just 19 months old. Luckily captain january survives and it is an excellent example of peggys talent. She moved to north america as a young actress and dancer with the ben greet company, and lived in montreal while touring in various theatrical productions film career. He found her as a baby when she washed up from a ship wreckage but five years later hes afraid hes going to lose her when her aunt and uncle come looking for her. Baby peggy in captain january this charming film stars hobart. But silent film aficionados say she could evoke terror, joy, pity and sorrow with the best of them, and was a good mimic, too, satirizing adult stars of the day, including rudolph valentino and. These included little red riding hood in 1922 and hansel and gretel in 1923. Captain january 1924 12 out of 4 lighthouse keeper jeremiah judkins hobart bosworth has one friend in this world and its a young girl known as captain january baby peggy.
With hobart bosworth, baby peggy, irene rich, lincoln stedman. Richards, and later transformed into two films, the 1924 silent film captain january, starring baby peggy and the 1936 musical film captain january, starring shirley temple. Captain january is a 1924 silent film featuring child star baby peggy. Captain january the 1936 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The screenplay by sam hellman, gladys lehman, and harry tugend is base. The screenplay by sam hellman, gladys lehman, and harry tugend is based on the 1890 childrens book of the same name by laura e. Cline, with hobart bosworth, irene rich, lincoln stedman, at turner classic movies. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but shes rescued by relatives.
Diana serra cary called baby peggy from the silent movie era. Unable to forget her adoptive father, captain january will have to choose between a life of leisure or a life on the sea. Often considered a precursor to shirley temple, baby peggys most popular film vehicle was the child classic captain january 1924, which would be made a decade later as a vehicle for temple. Feb 25, 2020 diana serra cary, an author, a film historian and probably the last surviving child superstar of the silent film era nearly a century ago, who spent decades coming to terms with a bizarre. Aug 18, 2015 captain january is a 1936 american musical comedydrama film directed by david butler. It was the first screen adaptation of the 1891 childrens book captain january by laura e. It was a part of the silent movie theatre that was shut down for so long in hollywood. It was still the silent era times of the movie industry. Captain january is one of only six of baby peggys fulllength feature films to survive to the current era. With shirley temple, guy kibbee, slim summerville, buddy ebsen.
Captain january 1924 captain january was one of four silent feature films made by child star baby peggy in 1924, after dozens of shorts had established her as one of the movies most appealing and naturally gifted youngsters. Morey george maxwell, barbara tennant lucy tripp, john merkyl herbert morton producer sol lesser scenario john grey and eve unsell, from the book by laura e. Captain january 1936 full movie shirley temple, guy. This charming film stars hobart bosworth as an aging lighthouse keeper who adopts an orphan girl. A decade before shirley temple there was baby peggy, one of the biggest child stars of the silent era. Diana serra cary, once known as silent film star baby peggy, has died at 101. Diana serra cary, the silent film sensation known as baby peggy.
See more ideas about silent film, film posters and movie posters. Captain january was one of four silent feature films made by child star baby peggy in 1924, after dozens of shorts had established her as one of the movies most appealing and naturally gifted youngsters. Barbara tennant was born in london, and began performing there. Captain january, silent film featuring child actress baby peggy captain january 1936 film, musical featuring child actress shirley temple disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. A lighthouse keeper finds a little girl who is washed ashore tied to some wreckage. Born on october 29, 1918 as peggy jean montgomery, cary began her career in the film industry at the early age of 19 months. It has been preserved in several film archives around the world, including the library of congress in the united states. Baby peggy was one of the most popular child stars of the silent era, along with jackie coogan. Shirley lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned.
Silent child star baby peggy plays the captain of the title, a castaway orphan who is raised by a scruffy lighthouse keeper hobart bosworth. Silent moppet star jackie coogan, immortalized as charles chaplins the kid 1921, had only one screen rival during the early 1920s, and that was none other than baby peggy. Captain january was first made into a movie around 1924 starring baby peggy, and was remade in the early 1930s starring shirley temple. It balances very well, and the cuteness never feels forced or overdone. Captain january shirley temple color version 1936 high. Overview of captain january, 1924, directed by edward f. I had no intention of watching a silent movie but decided to watch the first few minutes out of. Her stepgrandfather, who had also been her business manager, absconded with every penny of. Captain january fox, 1936, directed by david butler, is prime shirley temple in a formula story about an orphan named star who is being raised by captain january guy kibbee, a crusty old lighthouse keeper of cape tempest, maine, after being rescued from a.
By she was one of the biggest child stars in hollywood. Cline had a long career in hollywood, costarring with charlie chaplin in keystone studios comedies beginning in 1914. For lesser, she had her last starring role in captain january. Richards in 1891 captain january 1924 film, silent film featuring child actress baby peggy captain january 1936 film, musical featuring child actress shirley temple. Now that ive seen the baby peggy version, ill get the. As a film it may not be to everyones liking, but speaking as someone who doesnt watch such films too terribly often, i liked it quite a lot. The screenplay by sam hellman, gladys lehman, and harry tugend is based on the story the lighthouse at cape. It is a remake of the silent movie captain january staring baby peggy montgomery from 1924. Tennant appeared in over a hundred silent films, many of them short productions, between 1912 and 1928. Tcm silent stars of the month week 3 4of4 captain january outro by sonofaspaceape. On a lonely island near a fishing village on the rugged coast of maine, a. Unable toforget her adoptive father, captain january will have to choose between a life of leisure or a life on the sea. Its a very sweet movie, but thankfully never saccharine. But despite no sound, peggy impressed her audience.
A century fire in 1926 and decaying celluloid have left only a few of her vintage films in museum archives, in the library of congress and on the internet, including playmates 1921, miles of smiles 1923, helens babies 1924 and captain january 1924. Captain january is a very enjoyable family picture. A little girl named star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents. Watch the 1936 hollywood classic movie, captain january. Richards, was adapted to film, once in 1924 as a silent film titled captain january, starring baby peggy, and the 1936 musical film captain january starring shirley temple.
Diana serra cary, the silent film sensation known as baby peggy whose. Sag you made a film between the darling of new york and captain january called the law forbids. Baby peggy was a very popular and wellpaid child actor from the silent era, but time has not been kind to her memory or her films. Captain january was the first film she made under the terms of her new contract. But silent film aficionados say she could evoke terror, joy, pity and sorrow with the best of them. Her stepgrandfather, who had also been her business manager, absconded with every penny of her earnings. Cast baby peggy captain january, hobart basworth jeremiah judkins, irene rich isabelle morton, lincoln stedman bob pete, harry t. Civil servants never mean well when they show up in a silent film and, sure enough, there are meddlers who want to take captain january from judkins to have her raised properly. Captain january 1924 hobart bosworth plays an old lighthouse keeper who has adopted the castaway, baby peggy. In this heartwarming family drama, curmudgeonly lighthouse keeper judkins finds a shipwrecked little girl washed ashore. During her youthful heyday, her only rival as an underage superstar was jackie coogan. Apr 10, 2016 named captain january, she and her adopted father are completely devoted to one another. Eventually her real family finds her and tries to take her away. Silent film comedy with harold lloyd and chamber music score.
She is a very natural and adorable actress, the perfect child for a role that tugs at your heartstrings. Essays on the dynamic women of the early film industry. Additionally, peggy played roles in five featurelength films such as captain january in 1924. Captain january novel, a childrens novel written by laura e. Baby peggy montgomery, hobart bosworth, irene rich. Who were the silent stars who failed in the talkies. In peggys case, prosperity didnt even survive her puberty, nor did her career. And here in hollywood in 1924, the silentmovie capital of the world a.