Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 - May 29, 1979) was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl with the curls," she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting. Because her international fame was triggered by moving images, she is a watershed figure in the history of modern celebrity and, as one of silent film's most important performers and producers, her contract demands were central to shaping the Hollywood industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named Pickford 24th among the greatest female stars of all time. Mary Pickford was born Gladys Marie Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father, John Charles Smith, was the son of English Methodist immigrants, and worked a variety of odd jobs. Her mother, Charlotte Hennessy, was Irish Catholic. Mary had two younger siblings, Jack and Lottie Pickford, who would also become actors.
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The Taming of the Shrew
This "talkie" is the only film co-starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. This print is from the 1966 re-release and it is faithful to the original except that new music and new sound effects were added by Marty Kemp of the Mary Pickford Company during his painstaking...Watch Movie -
The Little American
Karl, a German living in America, returns to Germany at the outbreak of World War I to fight for his country, leaving his American sweetheart, Angela, behind. A rival for Angela's affections, Jules, returns to his native France to fight. When Angela goes to France to care for...Watch Movie
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The Usurer
A short film by the remarkable D.W. Griffith that is as topical today as the day it was made. The usurer (more commonly known as a moneylender) is greedy enough to foreclose on families that have no other means to survive. In a bit of turnabout, he suddenly discovers that money isn't the most...Watch Movie -
The New York Hat
D.W. Griffith's THE NEW YORK HAT, from a script by Anita Loos, explores the timeless issue of neighborly interference. Mary Pickford stars as a young woman who, after the death of her mother, receives the hat she's always wanted. The circumstances around the gift, however,...Watch Movie -
Friends
In the era of the gold rush, Dora (Mary Pickford) likes one fellow but he decides to prospect elsewhere and leaves her behind. Before long, another fellow (Lionel Barrymore) decides to make a play for the lonely young woman, too. A remarkably talented cast distances the relatively simple...Watch Movie -
Sparrows
Hidden deep in the Southern swamps, the Grimes family operates a "baby farm" where unwanted or "lost" children are cruelly underfed and overworked. Mama Mollie, the oldest of the kids, protects the others as best she can and keeps up their courage by telling them that God watches over them just...Watch Movie
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The Hoodlum
Though little known outside of Mary Pickford aficionados, THE HOODLUM is a total delight. Amy Burke is the spoiled granddaughter of one of the city's moguls. She lives with him while her sociologist father studies the people in the slums of New York. Deciding she's too bored to go on another trip...Watch Movie -
The Poor Little Rich Girl
Selected to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL is one of Pickford's most fascinating films. Gwendolyn, a poor little rich girl, is neglected by her parents, who are more interested in the pursuit of social and financial status than...Watch Movie
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The Taming of the Shrew
This "talkie" is the only film co-starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. This print is from the 1966 re-release and it is faithful to the original except that new music and new sound effects were added by Marty Kemp of the Mary Pickford Company during his painstaking...Watch Movie -
The Little American
Karl, a German living in America, returns to Germany at the outbreak of World War I to fight for his country, leaving his American sweetheart, Angela, behind. A rival for Angela's affections, Jules, returns to his native France to fight. When Angela goes to France to care for...Watch Movie -
Sparrows
Hidden deep in the Southern swamps, the Grimes family operates a "baby farm" where unwanted or "lost" children are cruelly underfed and overworked. Mama Mollie, the oldest of the kids, protects the others as best she can and keeps up their courage by telling them that God watches over them just...Watch Movie -
The Gay Desperado
Ida Lupino and Metropolitan Opera star tenor, Nino Martini, star in this classic musical comedy directed by the great Rouben Mamoulian. After watching an American gangster film, Pablo Braganza, a fierce Mexican bandit, is inspired to reorganize his outlaw gang to Chicago...Watch Movie

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