Mary Pickford is so criminally underrated. She invented the close-up. The Hollywood handprints at Grauman's Chinese theater was her idea. She was the first woman to earn a million dollars and she owned her own film production studio. She'd been acting on stage since age 4 and began her movie career at 15. Everyone who met her loved her. She was a public servant and hated being recognized in public, and even adopted two children of her own. She settled Beverly Hills by converting an old hunting lodge. She was an amazing person.
One can pay homage without having to invent. Pickford didn't "invent" the close-up. The answer is easily Googlable. Also, Pickford didn't "settle" Beverly Hills, good grief. That was in the 1820s and also easily Googlable. Despite not inventing the movies, traveling back in time, or building a rocket ship, I do agree she was an amazing person anyway. Her real accomplishments are worth honoring.
If you read the cards, you see a bit of the brilliance Frances Marion had as a screenwriter. She was the highest paid scenarist in Hollywood, and won two Oscars for screenwriting.
In 1920 you could (though with the boulders and high surf not really credibly) film along the So Cal coast and pretend the Pacific coast was Italy. So undeveloped back then and so wild. No highway, no traffic, cars still a rare machine for the upper class. Enjoyed the movie and I note Pickford produced it herself through her own company.
I’m reading “The Girls in the Picture” by Melanie Beaton. It’s mainly about the friendship between Mary Pickford and Frances Marion. I wanted to see this film as it’s mentioned in the book, including Douglas Fairbanks’ extreme jealousy of Fred Thompson (the German spy) anywhere near his wife (Mary Pickford). Also, one of the movie reviews said the boat at the end was definitely a fake. Actually, they lucked out, and it was a real boat in a real storm. One of the stuntmen needed rescuing for real. Both Fairbanks and Thompson went straight in the water to save him. Ms. Marion told her cameraman to keep rolling.
So well edited/assembled/silent story board and unique dynamic mood changing music accompanying compositions.❤
Mary Pickford is so criminally underrated. She invented the close-up. The Hollywood handprints at Grauman's Chinese theater was her idea. She was the first woman to earn a million dollars and she owned her own film production studio. She'd been acting on stage since age 4 and began her movie career at 15. Everyone who met her loved her. She was a public servant and hated being recognized in public, and even adopted two children of her own. She settled Beverly Hills by converting an old hunting lodge. She was an amazing person.
One can pay homage without having to invent. Pickford didn't "invent" the close-up. The answer is easily Googlable. Also, Pickford didn't "settle" Beverly Hills, good grief. That was in the 1820s and also easily Googlable. Despite not inventing the movies, traveling back in time, or building a rocket ship, I do agree she was an amazing person anyway. Her real accomplishments are worth honoring.
@@classiclife7204 do you think she is underrated though ?
Thank you so much for posting this … as a fellow film detective I think you know how much is packed in here
a powerful movie.
Never saw so many titles cards in such a short time.
If you read the cards, you see a bit of the brilliance Frances Marion had as a screenwriter. She was the highest paid scenarist in Hollywood, and won two Oscars for screenwriting.
Cool film. 👍 I can see why she was the cat's meow in 1921. :)
In 1920 you could (though with the boulders and high surf not really credibly) film along the So Cal coast and pretend the Pacific coast was Italy. So undeveloped back then and so wild. No highway, no traffic, cars still a rare machine for the upper class. Enjoyed the movie and I note Pickford produced it herself through her own company.
I’m reading “The Girls in the Picture” by Melanie Beaton. It’s mainly about the friendship between Mary Pickford and Frances Marion. I wanted to see this film as it’s mentioned in the book, including Douglas Fairbanks’ extreme jealousy of Fred Thompson (the German spy) anywhere near his wife (Mary Pickford). Also, one of the movie reviews said the boat at the end was definitely a fake. Actually, they lucked out, and it was a real boat in a real storm. One of the stuntmen needed rescuing for real. Both Fairbanks and Thompson went straight in the water to save him. Ms. Marion told her cameraman to keep rolling.
I loved that book. How did you like it?
A different baby played in the final scene. But both must be having a hundred years today))))
×0.75 looks more correct huh