Screen Gem [Mary Pickford]

17422
This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information;This item may be available for reuse, please contact Northeast Historic Film for more information
ON SITE REFERENCE ONLY. Profile of silent film star Mary Pickford features a screening of her film 'Daddy Long Legs' at the Alamo Theatre, Bucksport, Maine. Segment opens with WS of Alamo Theatre at night, people entering. Clips from film 'Daddy Long Legs' follow, voiceover. Interview with young boy, '..Cool there was no sound.' VS of projection booth and screen through window. MS of pianist Philip Carli accompanying film, followed by his comments about Pickford. Interviews with archivist Robert Cushman and historian Kevin Brownlow who collaborated on a new book, Mary Pickford Rediscovered. Synopsis of her career as actress and pioneer, founding of United Artists. Clips from audio interview with Pickford in her 60s over still and moving images from her career. Interviews with people attending Alamo screening, VS of enraptured audience.

1 Copy

Loading...