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Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (2000)
Directed by Hugh Munro Neely
Overview
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as “America’s Sweetheart.” This documentary explores Pickford’s life beyond the screen, as a writer, producer, director and keen businesswoman who co-founded United Artists. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and featuring clips of Pickford’s movies, the film offers insight from historians, film critics (including Leonard Maltin) and silver-screen stars such as Janet Leigh and Roddy McDowall.
Length 99 minutes
Actors
Mary Pickford | Whoopi Goldberg | Janet Leigh | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Roddy McDowall | Leonard Maltin | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. | Charles Rogers