Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
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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.
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Edited by Hugh Munro NeelyShot by John LukerScored by Kenton Youngstrom
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15 unique people credited
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Whoopi Goldberg
as Narrator
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
as Self
Jean Firstenberg
as Self - Director: AFI
Samuel Goldwyn Jr
as Self
Cammilla Johnson
as Self - Former Child Actress
Fay Kanin
as Self - Writer and Producer
Miles Kreuger
as Self - Theatre Historian
Janet Leigh
as Self
Leonard Maltin
as Self - Film Critic and Historian
Roddy Mcdowall
as Self
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1Other crew
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