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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)

NR Sep 22, 1917 Drama, Comedy 1h 18m
User Score
58%
18 votes
Internet Movie Database
63%

"Little Mary" as Rebecca has a new appeal-you will love her twofold in this character.

Overview

Behind in the mortgage on Sunnybrook Farm and barely managing to feed seven hungry mouths, mother sends young Rebecca off to Riverboro to be raised by her wealthy Aunt Miranda. The little girl is treated like a prisoner by her strict Aunt, yet she gamely does her best to get an education. When spoiled girls at school mock the spirited Rebecca as "missy poor-house," she soon makes them come to eat their words. Despite many difficulties, Rebecca manages to help the less fortunate and spread joy in Riverboro, dreaming that her reward will come when she is "all growed up." This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion.

Marshall Neilan
Director
Frances Marion
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford

Rebecca Randall
Eugene O'Brien
Eugene O'Brien

Adam Ladd
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy

Hannah Randall
Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw

Emma Jane Perkins
Charles Ogle
Charles Ogle

Mr. Cobb
Mayme Kelso
Mayme Kelso

Jane Sawyer
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell

Miranda Sawyer
Jack McDonald
Jack McDonald

Reverend Jonathan Smellie
Violet Wilkey
Violet Wilkey

Minnie Smellie

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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on June 6, 2022

This was never a story I really took to as a child, and even though Mary Pickford in the title role brings a great deal of charm to the character, I still don't much care for the story. "Rebecca" is a young girl whose family have fallen on hard times. One of seven siblings, she is chosen to go and live with her two maiden aunts - "Jane" (Mayme Kelso) and Miranda (Josephine Crowell) who, frankly, don't care much for or about her. Her personality is not for giving up, though, and she determines to make friends - alighting on the poverty stricken "Simpson' family to whose aid she intends to come (aka well meaning meddling). The film is pretty episodic, as is the book, in nature - and frequently her character borders on the annoyingly precocious. This production is well constructed and at time...

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