Les moineaux

Titre original : Sparrows

1926
Unrated
1h 49min

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Mary Louise Miller and Mary Pickford in Les moineaux (1926)

Molly, l'aînée d'une ferme à bébés cachée au fond d'un marais doit sauver les autres lorsque leur cruel maître décide que l'un d'eux sera éliminé.Molly, l'aînée d'une ferme à bébés cachée au fond d'un marais doit sauver les autres lorsque leur cruel maître décide que l'un d'eux sera éliminé.Molly, l'aînée d'une ferme à bébés cachée au fond d'un marais doit sauver les autres lorsque leur cruel maître décide que l'un d'eux sera éliminé.

Réalisation
- William Beaudine
- Tom McNamara
Scénario
Casting principal

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Réalisation
- William Beaudine
- Tom McNamara
Scénario
Casting principal

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Récompenses
- 1 victoire au total

Photos78

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Rôles principaux19

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Mary Pickford

Molly

Roy Stewart

Dennis Wayne

Mary Louise Miller

Doris Wayne (the baby)

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Mr. Grimes
(as Gustave Von Seyffertitz)

Charlotte Mineau

Mrs. Grimes

Spec O'Donnell

Ambrose
(as 'Spec' O'Donnell)

Lloyd Whitlock

Bailey

Billy Butts

One of the children

Monty O'Grady

Splutters - One of the Children

Jackie Levine

One of the Children
(as Jack Lavine)

Billy 'Red' Jones

One of the Children
(as Billy Jones)

Muriel McCormac

One of the Children
(as Muriel MacCormac)

Florence Rogan

One of the Children

Mary McLain

One of the Children
(as Mary Frances McLean)

Sylvia Bernard

One of the Children

Seessel Anne Johnson

One of the Children
(as Seeseell Ann Johnson)

Cammilla Johnson

One of the Children
(as Camille Johnson)

Mark Hamilton

Craddock, The Hog Buyer
(non crédité)

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Histoire

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Anecdotes
This was the last time that Mary Pickford, 34 at the time, would portray a child.

Gaffes
Near the beginning when Mr. Grimes is outside the fence going through the items in the package he is delivering, he pockets the cash he finds, then reads the note pinned on the doll: "Love to my/sweet baby from/Her Mama", which is written on three lines. After the cut from the closeup on the note, Grimes is shown crushing the doll. However, the note is different; though the words are the same, they are now written on four lines: "Love to my/sweet baby/from/Her Mama."

Citations
Molly: Let him in, you red-headed, pussy-footin' catfish!

Versions alternatives
A newly tinted version of this movie was copyrighted in 1976 by Killian Shows, Inc. and distributed by Kino International. Restoration was done by Karl Malkames and an original piano score was composed and performed by William P. Perry.

Connexions
Featured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997)

Bandes originales
Shall We Gather at the River?
(1864)
Written by Robert Lowry
Sung by the children

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Classic Pickford

Sparrows (1926)

*** (out of 4)

An evil man, his wife and son are stealing orphans and taking them into the deep swampland where the children are treated as slaves. The latest kid they've kidnapped turns out to be the child of a rich man. Fearing the police, the family plans to kill the kids but the oldest orphan (Mary Pickford) plans a daring escape through the swamp. The villains of this film have to rank as some of the most hated in movie history. Pickford does a wonderful job in her role and director William Beaudine also adds several nice touches. The escape through the swamp is full of suspense as the children must face quicksand as well as alligators. The final act hurts the film but everything leading up to it is very well done. It's interesting to note that Pickford had Beaudine blacklisted in Hollywood because he forced her and the children to risk their lives by acting with real alligators. This here probably explains why a respected director ended up making "B" and "Z" films like Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.