My Best Girl

1927 1h 20m EN

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 21

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mary Pickford
Maggie Johnson
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Joe Grant
Sunshine Hart
Ma Johnson
Lucien Littlefield
Pa Johnson
Carmelita Geraghty
Liz Johnson
Hobart Bosworth
Robert Merrill
Evelyn Hall
Esther Merrill
Avonne Taylor
Millicent Rogers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Taylor
Writers: Allen McNeil, Tim Whelan, Kathleen Norris
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 7

ERA

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99 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Taylor, shot by Charles Rosher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Mary Pickford and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Sunshine Hart carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sam Taylor directs. Charles Rosher behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
399 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Sam Taylor, shot by Charles Rosher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Mary Pickford and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers and Sunshine Hart carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0018183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.