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Pettigrew's Girl (1919)

Pettigrew's Girl poster
Directed by
George Melford
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Pettigrew becomes the guardian of a young girl after her mother dies. They develop a close bond as he tries to protect her and give her a better life.

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What happens

Pettigrew's Girl is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by George Melford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky with distribution through Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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