Mary Pickford in 1927's "My Best Girl".
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"My Best Girl" |
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to "My Best Girl". This site is dedicated not only to one of the
most charming silent movies ever made but also to its leading lady, the
First Lady of Hollywood, Mary Pickford. Before the three genuises of Chaplin,
Keaton and Lloyd, Mary was appearing on silent movie screens and Nickelodeons
as people began noticing her. Beginning in 1909 and her groundbreaking
work with pioneering filmmaker D.W. Griffith, to 1933 with her own studio
and production company and the co-founding of United Artists, Mary became
a silent film legend, her name known to audiences worldwide who affectionatly
called her "America's Sweetheart". In 1927 Mary starred in her final silent movie, My Best Girl. As shop girl Maggie Johnson, she works in a five and dime department store where she meets and falls for the handsome Joe Grant, played by Charles "Buddy" Rogers, who is actually working incognito as the store owner's son, Joe Merrill. My Best Girl was the end of an era for Mary as film was transforming itself from silents to sound. This romantic comedy is truly one of Mary's finest movies and played an even more significant role in her personal life. If you like silent movies as I do and haven't seen "My Best Girl" yet, I highly recommend ordering a copy or catching the next showing on Turner Classic Movies program Silent Sunday Nights (click News link for next scheduled showing). After seeing it, email your comments to the address below. I'd love to hear from you. You can also click on the Filmography link to see a complete listing of Mary's other movies and a listing of her titles on video and dvd. For questions or comments concerning Mary, again, just email to the address below. Thanks for visiting. |