Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies

Synopsis

This documentary traces the life and work of the legendary "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, silent film star, movie pioneer and keen businesswoman. Pickford's life also parallels an even larger story, telling of the birth of the cinema itself.

Top cast

Michael York

Self - Narrator

Mary Pickford

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Amelia Earhart

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage)

D.W. Griffith

Self (archive footage)

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Self (archive footage)