Annie Laurie is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by John S. Robertson, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring Lillian Gish and Norman Kerry. It is about the battles of Scottish clans. This was the third film of Lillian Gish at MGM, and its poor box office returns marked a decline in the star's career. On a down note Gish stated that her mother became ill during the production of this film and that "...she only showed up for work" as opposed to putting her all into the film. John Wayne makes an early film appearance as a crowd extra. The film's copyright was renewed, and fell into the public domain on January 1, 2023. Cast Lillian Gish as Annie Laurie Norman Kerry as Ian Macdonald Creighton Hale as Donald Joseph Striker as Alastair Hobart Bosworth as The MacDonald Chieftain Patricia Avery as Enid Russell Simpson as Sandy Brandon Hurst as The Campbell Chieftain David Torrence as Sir Robert Laurie Frank Currier as Cameron of Lochiel Richard Alexander as One of the MacDonalds (uncredited) Mary Gordon as First Midwife (uncredited) Henry Kolker as King's Representative (uncredited) Margaret Mann as Second Midwife (uncredited) John Wayne as Extra (uncredited) References External links Stills at silentfilmstillarchive.com 1927 films 1920s color films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by John S. Robertson 1927 romantic drama films American romantic drama films Silent films in color Films set in Scotland 1920s historical romance films American historical romance films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films 1920s English-language films Silent historical romance films