Movies: Mary Pickford

  • 1925
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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    Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as...

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
  • 1917
    The Poor Little Rich Girl

    The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)

    The Poor Little Rich Girl

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    Gwen's family is rich, but her parents ignore her and most of the servants push her around, so she is lonely and unhappy. Her father is concerned only with making money, and her mother cares only about her social position. But one day a servant's irr...

    The Poor Little Rich Girl
  • 1948
    Sleep, My Love

    Sleep, My Love (1948)

    Sleep, My Love

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    A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue....

    Sleep, My Love
  • 2010
    Smash His Camera

    Smash His Camera (2010)

    Smash His Camera

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    A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi....

    Smash His Camera
  • 1909
    The Lonely Villa

    The Lonely Villa (1909)

    The Lonely Villa

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    A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happe...

    The Lonely Villa
  • 2002
    The Tramp and the Dictator

    The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

    The Tramp and the Dictator

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    A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940....

    The Tramp and the Dictator
  • 1949
    Love Happy

    Love Happy (1949)

    Love Happy

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    The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds....

    Love Happy
  • 1929
    Coquette

    Coquette (1929)

    Coquette

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    A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy....

    Coquette
  • 1909
    The Sealed Room

    The Sealed Room (1909)

    The Sealed Room

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    The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe'...

    The Sealed Room
  • 1940
    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Ha...

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
  • 2013
    Birth of the Tramp

    Birth of the Tramp (2013)

    Birth of the Tramp

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    A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot....

    Birth of the Tramp
  • 1926
    The Black Pirate

    The Black Pirate (1926)

    The Black Pirate

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    A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beaut...

    The Black Pirate
  • 1912
    The New York Hat

    The New York Hat (1912)

    The New York Hat

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    To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town....

    The New York Hat
  • 2008
    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

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    This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, silent film star, movie pioneer and keen businesswoman. Pickford's life also parallels an even larger story, telling of the birth of the cinema itself....

    Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
  • 1925
    Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney (1925)

    Little Annie Rooney

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    A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city neighborhood. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound D...

    Little Annie Rooney
  • 1910
    The Usurer

    The Usurer (1910)

    The Usurer

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    A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations....

    The Usurer
  • 1929
    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew (1929)

    The Taming of the Shrew

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    Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca, is charming and has many suitors. But her father will not allow Bianca to be married until her older s...

    The Taming of the Shrew
  • 1922
    Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country (1922)

    Tess of the Storm Country

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    Wealthy Elias Graves builds his home on the top of a hill, where a group of squatters have taken up residence at the bottom. Many of the men in the squatters' village have their eyes on young Tess, and one of them, Ben Letts, frames Tess's father for...

    Tess of the Storm Country
  • 1927
    My Best Girl

    My Best Girl (1927)

    My Best Girl

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    Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockro...

    My Best Girl
  • 1919
    Heart o' the Hills

    Heart o' the Hills (1919)

    Heart o' the Hills

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    Family tensions in the Kentucky hills are inflamed by an outsider's dishonest scheme to exploit the area for its coal....

    Heart o' the Hills