Peacock Alley (1922 film)

Peacock Alley
File:Peacock Alley poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	Robert Z. Leonard
Produced by	Robert Z. Leonard
Written by	Edmund Goulding Robert Z. Leonard Fanny Hatton (titles) Frederic Hatton (titles)
Story by	Ouida Bergère
Starring	Mae Murray Monte Blue
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Production company	Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release dates	January 23, 1922 (1922-01-23)
Running time	80 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

Peacock Alley is a 1922 American silent drama film starring Monte Blue and Mae Murray. The film was directed by Murray's husband at the time, Robert Z. Leonard. An incomplete print survives at the Library of Congress.

Plot

Elmer Harmon (Monte Blue) travels from the United States to Paris on business, meets Cleo of Paris (Mae Murray), and marries her. On their return to the United States, Elmer's friends do not approve of Cleo, and therefore the couple moves to the city.

Eventually, Elmer comes to believe that Cleo is having an affair, but the film concludes with the revelation that she was just getting financial help from an old friend.

Reception

The film was one of Murray's most successful films, and one of the biggest hits of 1922. The film was so successful it was the only silent film of Murray's that she remade as a "talkie" under the same title, though major changes were made to the plot.

Cast

• Mae Murray - Cleo of Paris
• Monte Blue - Elmer Harmon
• Edmund Lowe - Phil Garrison
• William J. Ferguson - Alex Smith (as W.J. Ferguson)
• Anders Randolf - Hugo Fenton (as Anders Randolph)
• William H. Tooker Joseph Carleton (as William Tooker)
• Howard Lang - Abner Harmon
• William Frederic - Mayor of Harmontown
• M. Durant - Monsieur Dubois
• Jeffreys Lewis - Toto
• Napoleon the Dog - Napoleon

External links

• Peacock Alley at IMDb
• Peacock Alley at SilentEra
• synopsis at AllMovie
• Poster for Peacock Alley