Pegeen (film)

Pegeen is a 1920 American silent drama film based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd.

Recently widowed Danny O'Neil (Stanley) has the belief that his wife will return to him by way of fire, and sets fire to buildings around town in hope that she will return to him.

For her safety, his daughter Pegeen (Love) is sent to live with neighbor.

Neither is it a heavy digest of a weighty social or economic problem.

"[6] Scenes involving a hanging and a shoot-out were recommended for removal when showing the film to family audiences.