Jack Pickford doesn't get enough credit for his acting abilities. This was an interesting film, 19th century morality structure set in the hedonistic 'naughty' 20's.
Jack Pickford`s first wife, actress Olive Thomas, died in 1920 aged 25, after mistakenly drinking mercuric chloride which her husband was taking as treatment for his syphilis. It was deemed `accidental poisoning` & her death made headlines worldwide. Pickford married again two years later & for a third time in 1930 before dying 7 years later at age 37. What puzzles me is that after the publicity of his first wife`s death it was common knowledge that Pickford was suffering from syphilis, incurable before antibiotics, but that knowledge failed to deter the two women who subsequently married him.
That was a rumor to sell newspapers. There is a great article online titled "you don't know jack" about jack pickford and it is wonderfully researched and also covers all these lies.
That was very sweet, I'm binge -watching silent movies, mostly with my own music,..and having fun!
Total delight from start to finish . Thank you so very much !!!
I watched this a year ago. It really is a delightful movie.
A delightful movie! I loved it, and will come back for seconds. Thank you for posting it. Very good viewing.
Jack Pickford doesn't get enough credit for his acting abilities.
This was an interesting film, 19th century morality structure set in the hedonistic 'naughty' 20's.
IT, MADE ME CRY. GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It made a lot of us cry......
13:31 "I can swing a chicken in the middle of the room lets have a party Whoooo"!
Jack Pickford`s first wife, actress Olive Thomas, died in 1920 aged 25, after mistakenly drinking mercuric chloride which her husband was taking as treatment for his syphilis. It was deemed `accidental poisoning` & her death made headlines worldwide. Pickford married again two years later & for a third time in 1930 before dying 7 years later at age 37. What puzzles me is that after the publicity of his first wife`s death it was common knowledge that Pickford was suffering from syphilis, incurable before antibiotics, but that knowledge failed to deter the two women who subsequently married him.
It's not actually an established fact that Jack had syphilis.
That was a rumor to sell newspapers. There is a great article online titled "you don't know jack" about jack pickford and it is wonderfully researched and also covers all these lies.