Writing
Leslie T. Peacocke
Born March 9, 1869 · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died March 5, 1941 · aged 71
No biography available.
Known For
The Woman Who Dared · 1916The Woman Who Dared
★ 10.01916
MovieDrama
The Count and Countess Bertrand are prominent in society. The Count is also a lieutenant. The throw a society circus and part of the entertainment is ring master and circus rider Alexander Ivanoff. But in reality Ivanoff is a spy, and with the aid of his wife he steals some documents from the Count which involve the mobilization of troops. When the papers turn up missing Bertrand is court martialed and sent to prison for a 12-year sentence.
The Wheel of Fortune · 1923The Wheel of Fortune
★ 7.01923
MovieDrama
A man who is erroneously told he has only a short time to live after doctors misdiagnose a bee's buzzing as a heart condition.
His Neighbor's Wife · 1913His Neighbor's Wife
★ 7.01913
MovieDrama
Mr. Norton discovers his wife in the arms of his neighbor, Captain Roberts, a married man. His first maddened impulse is to kill his faithless wife, but on his way for the gun his little child runs to his arms to say good-night. The incident unnerves him and his wild determination is destroyed. He decides upon another course. He goes to Mrs. Roberts and tells her that he intends to ruin the Captain's home as her husband had ruined his, and that unless she consents to elope with him at ten o'clock that night he will shoot her husband on sight.
Heart of Juanita · 1919Heart of Juanita
★ 10.01919
MovieWestern
In an early California settlement, Juanita, a dance hall queen of Castilian ancestry, knifes her lover, Jim Brandt, the dance hall owner, when she catches him embracing a new dancer.
Black Beauty · 1921Black Beauty
★ 5.01921
MovieDrama
Jessie is the eldest daughter of Squire Gordon. Jack Beckett, a scheming adventurer, attempts to use the recent death of her brother and the mysterious disappearance of £1,000 from the Gordon household to blackmail Jessie into marrying him. Meanwhile, Black Beauty slowly descends from the position of a well-loved pet of a country gentleman to that of an overworked London cab horse. Based on the novel by Anna Sewell.
Neptune's Daughter · 1914Neptune's Daughter
★ 1.01914
MovieFantasy
The daughter of King Neptune takes on human form to avenge the death of her young sister, who was caught in a fishing net. However, she falls in love with the king, the man she holds responsible.
Betty Be Good · 1917Betty Be Good
★ 7.01917
MovieComedyDrama
Betty Be Good is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Sherwood MacDonald.
The Belles of Liberty · 1918The Belles of Liberty
★ 7.01918
MovieComedy
Monty Banks plays a paramour who starts all sort of silly highjinks with Eva Novak and Carolyne Wright


