Peter Pan
- 1924
- 1h 45m
Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.
- Awards
- 4 wins
- Michael Nicholas Darling
- (as Philippe deLacy)
- Tinker Bell
- (as Virginia Browne Faire)
- Gentleman Starkey
- (as Lewis Morrison)
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- TriviaParamount spent nine months looking for an actress to star as Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie's contract for the rights gave him star approval, and Paramount was unable to find an actress whom Barrie approved until they tested the then-unknown Betty Bronson.
- GoofsPeter Pan casts a shadow on the floor and on the furniture prior to retrieving his shadow.
- Quotes
Mrs. Darling: [in intertitles] When I came into the room tonight, I saw a face at the window...
Mrs. Darling: [in intertitles] ... the face of a little boy.
Mr. Darling: [in intertitles] Two flights up?
Mrs. Darling: [in intertitles] This is not the first time. Last week, I was drowsing here by the fire...
Mrs. Darling: [in intertitles] I felt a draught and looked up, and in the center of the room I saw that same little boy.
Mrs. Darling: [in intertitles] I screamed. Nana sprang at him. The boy leapt out of the window ~ and escaped...
Mrs. Darling: [in intertitles] ... but not before the window had closed and cut his shadow clean off.
- Alternate versionsAfter the climactic fight with the pirates, Peter and the Lost Boys hoist a flag aboard the Jolly Roger. For the UK release of the film, the flag is the Union Jack; in the US version, this shot is replaced with one of the Stars and Stripes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The House That Shadows Built (1931)
However, what made the film for me was Betty Bronson, who plays Peter Pan with so much flair and energy. Everything about her facial expressions and body language is true to the part, and she's often on tiptoes while striking a dramatic pose. I can just imagine the audience in the theater at the time clapping when she breaks the fourth wall to get their help to save Tinker Bell. I have to say though, her beautiful legs make it pretty obvious that's she's not a boy (she was 18), and I have to believe this added an element of titillation to her kissing scenes with Wendy (Mary Brian) even at the time. She's well supported by the rest of the cast, including Brian and Ernest Torrence (Captain Hook), but if you're watching the film primarily for Anna May Wong you'll probably be disappointed, because her part is small and she's in the problematic role of appearing as the "redskin" Tiger Lily (ugh, and the depiction of this tribe obviously is the low point of the story/film).
The film lags a little in the beginning, where we suffer through some boorish behavior on the part of the father (giving his medicine to the dog?!) and at the end (perhaps because we know how it ends), so there are several reasons why this kids film from nearly 100 years ago might no longer appeal to an adult today. I liked its whimsy though, and found myself entertained.
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- Gross US & Canada
- $630,229
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1