Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley 1918  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marshall Neilan
Cast: Mary Pickford, William Scott, Norman Kerry, Ida Waterman, Margaret Landis, Kate Price, Tom Wilson, Fred Goodwins, Herbert Standing, Wesley Barry
Amarilly (Mary Pickford), part of a large working-class family, is content with her life. But when she meets a rich sculptor, she finds out how the other half lives.
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Daddy Long Legs 1919 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marshall Neilan
Cast: Mary Pickford, Milla Davenport, Percy Haswell, Fay Lemport, Mahlon Hamilton, Lillian Langdon, Betty Bouton, Audrey Chapman, Marshall Neilan, Carrie Clark Ward
Judy (Mary Pickford) is a rebellious orphan who is provided a college education by an unknown benefactor. After graduation, she meets and falls in love with Jarvis (Mahlon Hamilton)–and he falls in love with her. Can you guess who the benefactor is?
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The Gaucho 1927  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: F. Richard Jones
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez, Eve Southern, Joan Barclay, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Michael Vavitch, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier, Albert MacQuarrie, Mary Pickford, Chris-Pin Martin, William B. Davidson
After a child is saved from death by a miracle in the Andes, a shrine is built and a city grows around it–a city with many riches. That means the bad guys must be on their way to take over the city, which they do. The "Gaucho" (Douglas Fairbanks) leads a band of outlaws into the city to save the day, but it will not be an easy task. One of Fairbanks' better, though less-known, films.
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Heart o' the Hills 1919  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph De Grasse, Sidney Franklin
Cast: Mary Pickford, Harold Goodwin, Allan Sears, Fred Huntley, Claire McDowell, Sam De Grasse, W.H. Bainbridge, John Gilbert, Betty Bouton, Fred Warren
As young country girl (Mary Pickford) sets out to avenge the murder of her father, love and maturity also lie ahead. A different kind of role for Pickford who normally played more youthful girls.
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The Little American 1917 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Cecil B. MeMille
Cast: Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Wallace Beery, Hobart Bosworth, DeWitt Jennings, Ben Alexander, Carl Gerard, Walter Long, James Neill, Colleen Moore, Ramon Novarro
The year is 1914, and American Angela Moore (Mary Pickford) has two suitors–Karl is from Germany, and Jules is French. Then war breaks out, and Karl and Jules return to their countries to fight. Angela sails for France to visit her aunt, but her ship is sunk by a U-boat. Angela survives and goes to her aunt's chateau where she learns that her aunt has died. Angela has inherited her aunt's chateau. The Germans attack, and Angela begins to send messages to the Allies but is caught and sentenced to be executed. Karl comes to her aid, denounces the Kaiser, and is also sentenced. Now, the French, along with Jules, arrive in time to free Mary and Karl who then sail back to the United States.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy 1921 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green, Jack Pickford
Cast: Mary Pickford, Claude Gillingwater, Joseph J. Dowling, James A. Marcus, Kate Price, Fred Malatesta, Rose Dione, Arthur Thalasso, Colin Kenny, Madame DeBodamere
Mary Pickford plays both a boy, Cedric, and his mother in this tale of the rich Earl (Claude Gillingwater) who, finding out that he has not long to live, sends for his heir–Cedric–despite not liking the mother. But, another boy shows up claiming to be the heir.
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The Love Light 1921 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frances Marion
Cast: Mary Pickford, Evelyn Dumo, Raymond Bloomer, Fred Thomson, Eddie Phillips, Albert Prisco, George Regas, Jean De Briac
Angela (Mary Pickford) runs a lighthouse (that she names "The Love Light") off the coast of Italy while she awaits her friend and two brothers who are off in the war. An American seaman is washed ashore, Angela takes him in, and they fall in love. The sailor turns out to be a German spy, and now Angela must deal with the consequences in this heavy drama. The story was written and directed by Pickford's friend (Frances Marion), who got the story from a woman's account of her experiences in World War I.
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My Best Girl 1927 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Taylor
Cast: Mary Pickford, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Sunshine Hart, Lucien Littlefield, Carmelita Geraghty, Hobart Bosworth, Evelyn Hall, Avonne Taylor, Mack Swain, John Junior
This, the final Mary Pickford silent film, is a delightful romantic comedy about a dime store clerk (Pickford) who falls in love with the owner's son ("Buddy" Rogers). Ten years later, Pickford married Rogers in a union that would last over 40 years.
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The Poor Little Rich Girl 1917 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Cast: Mary Pickford, Madelaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Herbert Prior, Gladys Fairbanks, Frank McGlynn Sr., Emile La Croix, Marcia Harris, Charles Craig, Frank Andrews, George Gemon, Maxine Elliot Hicks, Nora Cecil
Mary Pickford stars in this comedy/drama as 11-year-old (much younger than Pickford's true age) Gwen whose parents (Madelaine Traverse and Charles Wellesley) ignore her. Her father is obsessed with making money, and her mother is busy on the social scene. When Gwen's nurse Jane (Gladys Fairbanks) gives Gwen an overdose of sleeping potion, her parents finally realize how important Gwen is to them. When Gwen regains consciousness, a new and better life awaits her.
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Secrets 1933 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard, C. Aubrey Smith, Blanche Friderici, Doris Lloyd, Herbert Evans, Ned Sparks, Allan Sears, Mona Maris, Huntley Gordon, Ethel Clayton, Bessie Barriscale, Lyman Williams, Virginia Grey, Ellen Johnson
Mary and John (Mary Pickford and Leslie Howard) leave New England and join a group of pioneers heading West across America in their covered wagons. They settle in California and become cattle ranchers. When tragedies occur–including Indian attacks, the death of Mary's child, and John's philandering–Mary still remains a loyal wife and mother.
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Sparrows 1926 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Mary Pickford, Roy Stewart, Mary Louise Miller, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Charlotte Mineau, Spec O'Donnell, Lloyd Whitlock, Monty O'Grady, Billy Butts, Jack Lavine
Molly (Mary Pickford) is the oldest of a group of orphans enslaved by the evil Mr. Grimes (Gustav von Seyffertitz) at his "baby farm" in the middle of a swamp. Despite the threat of alligators surrounding the farm, Molly leads her group on a desperate trek to safety.
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Stella Maris 1918 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marshall Neilan
Cast: Mary Pickford, Conway Tearle, Camille Ankewich, Herbert Standing, Marcia Manon, Ida Waterman, Josephine Crowell, Lou Conley, Gustav von Seyffertitz
Mary Pickford takes on dual roles in one of her best performances. Both of her characters are in love with the same man (Conway Tearle), and only one will win his love.
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The Taming of the Shrew 1929 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Taylor
Cast: Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Edwin Maxwell, Joseph Cawthorn, Clyde Cook, Geoffrey Wardwell, Dorothy Jordan, Charles Stevens
Not the best version of the Shakespeare tale, nor the best for either of the two stars. It is obviously played for laughs, sometimes slapstick, and is one of the first talkies.
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Tess of the Storm Country 1914 N/R, 42 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Cast: Mary Pickford, Harold Lockwood, Olive Carey, David Hartford, Louise Dunlap, William Walters, Richard Garrick, Eugene Walter, Jack Henry, H.R. Macy, H.L. Griffith
When Tess' (Mary Pickford) father (David Hartford) is wrongly convicted of murder and goes to jail, Tess is befriended by Frederick (Harold Lockwood) and his sister Teola (Olive Carey). Tess comes to Teola's aid after Teola becomes pregnant, and her lover Dan (Jack Henry) dies. Tess pretends to be the infant's mother to save Teola from disgrace. Now, Tess goes through trials and tribulations but, by story's end, will live happily ever after with Frederick who is the love of her life.
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Tess of the Storm Country 1922 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John S. Robertson
Cast: Mary Pickford, Lloyd Hughes, Gloria Hope, David Torrence, Forrest Robinson, Jean Hersholt, Danny Hoy, Robert(2) Russell, Gus Saville, Madame DeBodamere, Milton Berle, Jeanne Carpenter
Mary Pickford plays the role of Tessibel for the second time, but this time she was in charge of the production, having not been satisfied with the directing of the first. Squatters have taken up residence on Elias Graves' (David Torrence) land, who, of course tries to get rid of them. Tess, who is devoted to her father (Forrest Robinson), is among the squatters and gets wrapped up in several situations, including a blossoming love for Elias' son Frederick (Lloyd Hughes).
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Through the Back Door 1921 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green, Jack Pickford
Cast: Mary Pickford, Gertrude Astor, Wilfred Lucas, Helen Raymond, C. Norman Hammond, Elinor Fair, Adolphe Menjou, John Harron, Peaches Jackson, Doreen Turner
Neglected, rich, young Jeanne (Mary Pickford) doesn't fit into her remarried mother's (Gertrude Astor) plans, so Jeanne is raised by her nurse. When World War I breaks out, Jeanne is sent home, but does not tell her mother who she is. All ends well after a series of adventures.
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| Oscar: Best Actress for Coquette (1929) |
1. Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918)
2. Coquette (1929)
3. Daddy Long Legs (1919)
4. The Gaucho (1927)
5. Heart o' the Hills (1919)
6. The Little American (1917)
7. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
8. The Love Light (1921)
9. My Best Girl (1927)
10. Pollyanna (1920)
11. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
12. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
13. Secrets (1933)
14. Sparrows (1926)
15. Stella Maris (1918)
16. Suds (1920)
17. The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
18. Tess of the Storm Country (1914)
19. Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
20. Through the Back Door (1921)
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