Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mary Pickford

Self / Numerous Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age : 87 | Popularity : 6%

Whoopi Goldberg

Self - Host / Narrator

Age : 68 | Popularity : 45%

Janet Leigh

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 21%

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Age : 90 | Popularity : 4%

Roddy McDowall

Self

Age : 70 | Popularity : 29%

Leonard Maltin

Self

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Self

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Charles Rogers

Self

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Thanks	Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Writing	Writer	Rita Mae Brown
Directing	Director	Hugh Munro Neely
Editing	Editor	Hugh Munro Neely
Camera	Director of Photography	John Luker
Department	Role	Name

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