tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post8084652132387760923..comments2024-03-22T00:42:37.260-07:00Comments on Watching Classic Movies : The Mary Pickford Blogathon: It's Here!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-60323804548655271912012-06-18T23:26:31.078-07:002012-06-18T23:26:31.078-07:00So good to hear from you Luke. I was about your ag...So good to hear from you Luke. I was about your age when I started to love the classics. My friends are still a little weirded out by my love of old movies (as they were back in the day), but I don't care anymore because I meet such nice movie fans through this blog. I wish I would have discovered Mary as early as you!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-11790999607814283742012-06-17T18:57:05.537-07:002012-06-17T18:57:05.537-07:00KC,
I LOVE Mary. I don't know why I'm dra...KC, <br />I LOVE Mary. I don't know why I'm drawn to her, nor will I probably ever. But I do. And my adoration of Mary Pickford (and silents in general) has the tendency to make my friends be a little weirded out sometimes. You see, I'm 12. I discovered silents through Mrs. Pickford, actually. It's only been 3 years ago, in fact. On a night when I was staying up a little later Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739391642418706332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-37056277258672220052012-06-03T21:44:42.859-07:002012-06-03T21:44:42.859-07:00Almost missed you Brandie. Thanks for the post. I ...Almost missed you Brandie. Thanks for the post. I love The Poor Little Rich Girl so much. It seems to get funnier every time I see it.<br /><br />Miss McCrocodile--I still need to watch "Through the Back Door." I want to check out that brush skating scene. "My Best Girl" is one of my favorites too. I love how she branched out and did a sort of Clara Bow-ish role, but made it KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-24190036268215583222012-06-03T19:24:01.087-07:002012-06-03T19:24:01.087-07:00Thanks Stacia! Secrets is definitely the perfect w...Thanks Stacia! Secrets is definitely the perfect way to end the blogathon. I haven't seen this one, so I'm particularly curious to read the post.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-29809228519943491602012-06-03T18:53:19.874-07:002012-06-03T18:53:19.874-07:00Finally, my post on Secrets:
http://www.sheblogge...Finally, my post on Secrets:<br /><br />http://www.shebloggedbynight.com/2012/06/mary-pickford-blogathon-secrets-1933.html<br /><br />It was so close to done yesterday, then BLAMMO. Technical problems of the Blogger-created variety. But now my post is rendered in lovingly hand-crafted HTML, which I'm sure makes all the difference.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting! I just read the Q&A with Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-81895156954110452592012-06-03T13:43:35.087-07:002012-06-03T13:43:35.087-07:00Making my way through each and every blog! My intr...Making my way through each and every blog! My introduction to Mary Pickford was the exhibition and films screened by TIFF (see the blog from Pretty Clever Films). "Through the Back Door" 1921 was a treat, but then "My Best Girl" came on the big screen. Such a wonderful romantic comedy, it's become one of my favourite films, silent or new fangled talkie! I now have the DVD Miss McCrocodilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136011673407802329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-54386938905716717122012-06-03T12:43:09.841-07:002012-06-03T12:43:09.841-07:00Here's my post on THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL an...Here's my post on THE POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL and Pickford's collaboration with Frances Marion: http://trueclassics.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/the-poor-little-rich-girl-mary-pickford-and-her-wordsmith/Brandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142157631653690212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-48781268332450209472012-06-03T12:07:41.904-07:002012-06-03T12:07:41.904-07:00Thanks Ivan!Thanks Ivan!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-21482823408365859312012-06-03T11:38:35.361-07:002012-06-03T11:38:35.361-07:00Finished!
http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogsp...Finished!<br /><br />http://thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.com/2012/06/mary-pickford-blogathon-stella-maris.htmlIvan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-11738872238336072362012-06-03T09:54:07.756-07:002012-06-03T09:54:07.756-07:008 films! That's a great stroke of luck Helen! ...8 films! That's a great stroke of luck Helen! I can't believe how many of us came to like Mary the same way--first skepticism, then total adoration. <br /><br />David--thank you for sharing these links. Yes, the "Pickford Fairy" has made a recent trip to the Internet Archive. Now we've all got a chance to check out lots of rare Pickford films! I have heard that most of theseKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-86000731253691164092012-06-03T07:04:29.866-07:002012-06-03T07:04:29.866-07:00One picture is worth a thousand words.
Many than...One picture is worth a thousand words. <br /><br />Many thanks to the excellent, engrossing blogs posted on the Blogathon! <br /><br />In case some readers have missed viewing a title or two, here are some easy links to some of Mary Pickford's feature films that are available for viewing anytime for free on the Internet Archive. (The site also features a number of her earlier one-reel films, Author David W. Menefeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089981297215707701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-22162141457821495582012-06-03T06:38:53.336-07:002012-06-03T06:38:53.336-07:00I lucked into an eight-film Mary Pickford series a...I lucked into an eight-film Mary Pickford series at a repertory theater when I was living in Chicago about 15 years ago. That was when I first saw the three titles that are now my favorites among her films, "My Best Girl", "Tess of the Storm Country", and "Daddy Long Legs". Before then I had only seen her in "Little Lord Fauntleroy", a story I've never Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945794229923678807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-92226455341021446342012-06-02T13:49:45.575-07:002012-06-02T13:49:45.575-07:00Hi KC,
Here's the link to my post for the blo...Hi KC,<br /><br />Here's the link to my post for the blogathon:<br /><br />http://onceuponascreen.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/a-romance-of-the-redwoods/<br /><br />A look at A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS.<br /><br />Great event!<br /><br />AuroraCitizen Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596338896095275116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-87285554718084648062012-06-02T12:39:13.506-07:002012-06-02T12:39:13.506-07:00Wonderful Manon. I've been looking forward to ...Wonderful Manon. I've been looking forward to reading this. Thanks!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-27888349063270435322012-06-02T11:38:38.575-07:002012-06-02T11:38:38.575-07:00Hugh Neely's article on Mary as Producer is up...Hugh Neely's article on Mary as Producer is up and ready on his Tumblr blog, The Silent Archivist. http://marypickfordinstitute.tumblr.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-54756206343274884102012-06-01T21:14:38.562-07:002012-06-01T21:14:38.562-07:00Monkey--I know; now that I've seen her other m...Monkey--I know; now that I've seen her other movies, I do realize what a remarkable start Sparrow was. It's still one of my favorite movies.<br /><br />David--I love the way you have woven your research into this post. I need to get a copy of that Lindsay book.<br /><br />Melissa--I really hope you get to see Sparrows on a big screen some day. The photography is so beautiful and the KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-26822804320675102212012-06-01T16:26:14.122-07:002012-06-01T16:26:14.122-07:00Here is my second Pickford post:
http://11east14t...Here is my second Pickford post:<br /><br />http://11east14thstreet.com/2012/06/01/the-pickford-biographs-friends-1912/<br /><br />plus these earlier posts:<br /><br />http://11east14thstreet.com/2012/05/31/mary-pickfords-daddy-long-legs/<br /><br />http://11east14thstreet.com/2011/06/17/mary-pickford-belligerently-i-marched/<br /><br />http://11east14thstreet.com/2012/01/19/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-62252645419308459172012-06-01T13:27:15.384-07:002012-06-01T13:27:15.384-07:00Hi, KC! Here it is my entry: http://criticaretro.b...Hi, KC! Here it is my entry: http://criticaretro.blogspot.com.br/2012/06/aves-sem-ninho-sparrows-1926aves-sem.html<br /><br />And, to be in the contest having a chance to win the book: I like many stuf about Mary Pickford, like she being a pioneer in movie industry, but what I like the most is that she had exactly the same height as me: five feet and half an inch.Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-25595674520124501562012-06-01T12:13:57.496-07:002012-06-01T12:13:57.496-07:00Thank you for your entry. When I was first curious...Thank you for your entry. When I was first curious about Mary Pickford, I saw some of her still photographs with her in curls smiling wearing a little girly dress and I figured she looked too sweet and innocent for me so I didn't try to seek any of her films until some film buff recommended her to me. When I saw her in Daddy Long Legs,her facial expressions and physical comedy were McSkillzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777410731884074615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-80638787434511807912012-06-01T08:12:12.039-07:002012-06-01T08:12:12.039-07:00I have always loved Mary for all that is good in h...I have always loved Mary for all that is good in her spirit, which cameras managed to capture. Vachel Lindsay in his 1915 book, THE ART OF THE MOVING PICTURE, may have been one of the first to put into words what people around the world thought of Mary:<br /><br />“Mary Pickford in particular has been stimulated to be over-athletic, and in all her career she has been given just one chance to be Author David W. Menefeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089981297215707701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-14574478480340620922012-06-01T07:44:30.802-07:002012-06-01T07:44:30.802-07:00Sparrows really is one of her best -- a great one ...<i>Sparrows</i> really is one of her best -- a great one to start with. Lucky you!Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-85675469835518459762012-06-01T07:39:32.680-07:002012-06-01T07:39:32.680-07:00Got it! Thanks Hollywood Revue.Got it! Thanks Hollywood Revue.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084289080318419411.post-53077162573127456792012-06-01T07:32:34.926-07:002012-06-01T07:32:34.926-07:00My review of My Best Girl is up and ready to go! ...My review of My Best Girl is up and ready to go! http://hollywoodrevue.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/my-best-girl-1927/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com