Sparrows (1926)

Mary Pickford is Furiosa in William Beudines Fury Road

Elric Kane

“Thanks, Lord, a whole lot. I’ve been boostin’ You all along to these kids — an’ we certainly won’t never forget Your kindness.” Mary Pickford exposing baby farms, caring for a pile of orphan kids and reading aloud from a book of Bible Stories. Doing, as the Lord says,…

Gentry Austin

The 11th Letterboxd Season Challenge: 2025-26 Week 29: Classic Performers: Mary Pickford Week Right next door to early social dramas like The Docks of New York are social melodramas, of which Sparrows is definitely one. It's a matter of tone and presentation rather than…

Athenalindia

The Classic Film Challenge 2018 20. Behind the Scenes: Watch a film from a female producer (Mary Pickford) ----- I've finally found a Mary Pickford movie that is worthy of Pickford's acting talents! This film has Mary leading among a gaggle of children who are being…

Erik [Auk]

Sparrows is a silent melodrama with an imposing, almost gothic, aesthetic, some expectedly heavy-handed moralising and great performances from not only Mary Pickford, but also her band of not-so-merry rugrats. The film does have some tonal oddities, as the repeated attempts…

komodoskar

Film #12 of Project 20 ”Oh Lord! This is us again!” Funny? Nope. Adventurous? Negative. Suspenseful? No way. Sentimental? Absolutely. I won’t be surprised if someone tells me that Sparrows was a popular motion picture back in 1926, it is an easy to swallow…

Dragonknight

یه سکانس مرگ نوزاد گرسنه و بیمار با استقبال حضرت عیسی مسیح داره که شگفت انگیزه؛ هم از نظر تکنیکی و هم حسی. همون چیزیه که به خاطرش سینما را دوست دارم!. مری پیکفورد هم که طبق معمول بی نقص بودش. با وجود داستان تراژیکش اما اون نمک هالیوودی رو هم داره که از ماتم زدگی اثر جلوگیری…

Eshragh🎭

I guess "antiquated" is a weird word to use when describing a silent movie, but compared to stuff from Keaton, Murnau, Lang, and even Chaplin, I found this pretty darn dusty. Not that that's a bad thing - this is still a wonderful movie - surprisingly funny, emotional, and…

Joe

from the voice who will one day bring you voodoo man comes “night of the farmer”

Elsie Fisher