Who played Peter Pan in the 1924 silent film Peter Pan?
Answer
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson played Peter Pan in the 1924 silent film Peter Pan.
Bronson was an American actress who portrayed Peter in Paramount’s first major film adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s story. The movie was directed by Herbert Brenon and adapted from Barrie’s stage play and related material.
Like the theatrical tradition before it, the film cast an adult woman as Peter Pan. This reflected period stage conventions in which a woman commonly played the youthful title role, allowing the production to preserve Peter’s childlike appearance and energy.
Bronson’s performance predates the famous Disney interpretation by nearly three decades. The film also features Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook and Anna May Wong as Tiger Lily, making it an important early screen version of the Neverland story.