Summary
From the seemingly innocuous trajectory of a backyard swing, young Baby Peggy is violently dislodged, an unforeseen projectile launched into the cavernous rear of a passing truck. There, amidst a motley collection of unprivileged orphans, her pristine innocence is quickly obscured by the grime and dust of the journey, rendering her an indistinguishable, albeit temporary, member of their forgotten cohort. Her subsequent escape from this rolling confinement leads to a frenetic pursuit through the labyrinthine aisles of a bustling toy emporium, a thrilling cat-and-mouse game with the pursuing constabulary. In a stroke of precocious genius, she assumes the static, lifeless pose of a mechanical doll, an uncanny imitation that momentarily thwarts her pursuers. This brief respite, however, culminates in an unexpected acquisition: she is purchased and brought home by an unsuspecting mother and daughter. Within the confines of their stately abode, Baby Peggy's latent, untamed spirit unleashes a cascade of bewildered terror upon the bewildered family and their retinue of household staff. The escalating domestic pandemonium is ultimately quelled by the timely intervention of the law, who, with a collective sigh of relief, restore the pint-sized provocateur to her rightful home and the familiar, if now infamous, arc of her own swing.
Synopsis
Misadventure has Baby Peggy shot out of a swing into a truck with minority orphans where she mixes in due to her dirty face. She escapes the truck only to be chased by police in a toy store. She poses as a mechanical toy doll to escape them. (Note: Licensed Baby Peggy dolls were being marketed at this time.) Unfortunately, she is purchased by a girl and her mother who take her home. Once there, she terrifies the unsuspecting family and household servants. The situation is resolved by police who get her back to her home and her own swing.
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