Pink Tights 104 years old

No cleaner, sweeter, more heart-reaching picture was ever made. A story that is as natural and wholesome as an old-fashioned country dinner and just as satisfying.

When a circus troupe comes to a small, extremely conservative New England town, the residents go to their minister to have him protest the scandalous fact that the female tightrope walker wears a pair of pink tights. When she has an accident and is forced to recuperate at the minister's house, he has to hide her in order to avoid even more of a scandal. Mazie Darton, a high-wire performer with a traveling circus, longs for a peaceful country life. Forced to stay in a small town while laid up with an injury, Darton is spurned by the conservative townspeople. Rev. Jonathon Meek, the local parson, befriends the circus troupe, especially Darton. But he, too, opens himself to criticism from his flock, who protest his closeness with the show people. Eventually, Darton's boyfriend arrives and the pair become closer. The parson fades from the scene as a possible mate for Darton, who ends up winning the hearts of the townspeople.

Credits

Pink Tights Cast

Name Character
Jack Perrin He was 24, 71 years old when he died as Rev. Jonathon Meek
Dorothea Wolbert She was 46, 84 years old when she died as Mrs. Bump
Rosa Gore She was 54, 74 years old when she died as Mrs. Shamfeller

Pink Tights Crew

Name Department
B. Reeves Eason as Director. He was 33 (69) years old when He died Directing
Pink Tights poster
Pink Tights (104 years)

No cleaner, sweeter, more heart-reaching picture was ever made. A story that is as natural and wholesome as an old-fashioned country dinner and just as satisfying.

  • Release day: Saturday, September 25, 1920