030: Daddy Long-Legs (1919); released 5/11/1919, viewed 1/19/2006.
Moscow becomes the new capital of Soviet Russia. The Red Sox defeat the Cubs in the World Series. The Great War ends when Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies. New nations and republics are popping up all over Europe.
BIRTHS: Spike Milligan, William Holden, Jack Paar, Mike Wallace, Ingmar Bergman, Nelson Mandela, Art Carney. DEATHS: The Royal Family of Russia.
KEVIN: Of all the Mary Pickford movies we've viewed, I enjoyed Daddy Long Legs the most. The first half was better than the second half, however. Things were more interesting and energized when Judy was at the orphanage, (but I guess they couldn't drag that out for the whole movie) then things calmed down a lot when Judy gets sent to college. The almost slapstick feel of the orphanage scenes reminded me of Chaplin, and it was cool to see a woman at the center of the craziness. I wasn't too sure about the ending though, where Pendleton, the man who was pining after her, turns out to have been her benefactor all along. Overall, I'm very glad I watched this movie. It gave me a much better idea of what Mary Pickford was all about.
DOUG: Our second Mary Pickford film in this set, and what would have been our third film overall is Daddy Long Legs. I enjoyed this movie more than Stella Maris. I was a little confused at the beginning about exactly how old Judy is supposed to be. I know that tiny Mary Pickford was playing little girls well into her thirties, and wasn't really sure if she was as old as the other kids or not. Apparently not, since she is quickly shipped over to college halfway into the film. I fell asleep through part of it and had to go back and watch it again, and I had some trouble remembering which of the two male leads (Jarvis and Jerry) was which. I never guessed that Jarvis was Daddy Long Legs all along, so that made an excellent ending to the movie.
Last film: Stella Maris (1918). Next film viewed: Mark of Zorro (1920). Next film chronologically: Broken Blossoms (1919).
The Movie Odyssey is an exhaustive, chronological project where we watch as many milestone films as possible, starting with D.W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916 and working our way through, year by year, one film at a time. We also write a short review for each and every film. In this project, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the time period, the films of the era, and each film in context, while at the same time just watching a lot of great movies, most of which we never would have watched otherwise.
Moscow becomes the new capital of Soviet Russia. The Red Sox defeat the Cubs in the World Series. The Great War ends when Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies. New nations and republics are popping up all over Europe.
BIRTHS: Spike Milligan, William Holden, Jack Paar, Mike Wallace, Ingmar Bergman, Nelson Mandela, Art Carney. DEATHS: The Royal Family of Russia.
KEVIN: Of all the Mary Pickford movies we've viewed, I enjoyed Daddy Long Legs the most. The first half was better than the second half, however. Things were more interesting and energized when Judy was at the orphanage, (but I guess they couldn't drag that out for the whole movie) then things calmed down a lot when Judy gets sent to college. The almost slapstick feel of the orphanage scenes reminded me of Chaplin, and it was cool to see a woman at the center of the craziness. I wasn't too sure about the ending though, where Pendleton, the man who was pining after her, turns out to have been her benefactor all along. Overall, I'm very glad I watched this movie. It gave me a much better idea of what Mary Pickford was all about.
DOUG: Our second Mary Pickford film in this set, and what would have been our third film overall is Daddy Long Legs. I enjoyed this movie more than Stella Maris. I was a little confused at the beginning about exactly how old Judy is supposed to be. I know that tiny Mary Pickford was playing little girls well into her thirties, and wasn't really sure if she was as old as the other kids or not. Apparently not, since she is quickly shipped over to college halfway into the film. I fell asleep through part of it and had to go back and watch it again, and I had some trouble remembering which of the two male leads (Jarvis and Jerry) was which. I never guessed that Jarvis was Daddy Long Legs all along, so that made an excellent ending to the movie.
Last film: Stella Maris (1918). Next film viewed: Mark of Zorro (1920). Next film chronologically: Broken Blossoms (1919).
The Movie Odyssey is an exhaustive, chronological project where we watch as many milestone films as possible, starting with D.W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916 and working our way through, year by year, one film at a time. We also write a short review for each and every film. In this project, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the time period, the films of the era, and each film in context, while at the same time just watching a lot of great movies, most of which we never would have watched otherwise.