Mary Pickford was originally Gladys Louise Smith from Toronto, Ontario. Americans didn't care and we've always welcomed our Canuckistani neighbors since we've settled that pesky matter over the 49th Parallel. Miss Pickford, Charley Chaplin (from England, naturally) and Douglas Fairbanks (he, at least, was born here) toured the country, raising money for the First World World, aka the 4th Liberty Bond. They also produced short subjects, exhorting movie audiences to buy bonds. This is Mary's.
It's a simple story of a young girl, out at an amusement park, exhorted to buy bonds. So she practices a few economies, like forgoing an ice cream soda and walking home instead of taking the trolley, and in less than a minute of screen time, she has her own bond in hand.
Miss Pickford is adorable and silly and compassionate and sad..... all the emotions and a couple of nice gags. There's little in this movie, but it's fun to see America's Sweetheart mugging it up. Even if she was from another country, we Americans like a taste of the exotic.
It's a simple story of a young girl, out at an amusement park, exhorted to buy bonds. So she practices a few economies, like forgoing an ice cream soda and walking home instead of taking the trolley, and in less than a minute of screen time, she has her own bond in hand.
Miss Pickford is adorable and silly and compassionate and sad..... all the emotions and a couple of nice gags. There's little in this movie, but it's fun to see America's Sweetheart mugging it up. Even if she was from another country, we Americans like a taste of the exotic.