Suds (1920)

A London laundry woman tries to rise above her station in order to capture the love of a wealthy young man and thus misses out on the truer love of one of her own class.

Director:

John Francis Dillon

Writers:

Waldemar Young (scenario), Richard Bryce (play),

Stars:

Mary Pickford, Albert Austin, Harold Goodwin

Cast

Cast overview:
Mary Pickford	...	Amanda Afflick
Albert Austin	...	Horace Greensmith
Harold Goodwin	...	Benjamin Pillsbury Jones
Rose Dione	...	Madame Jeanne Gallifilet Didier (as Rosa Dione)
Darwin Karr	...	The Archduke
Lavendor the Horse	...	Ex polo pony

Storyline

A London laundry girl tries to rise above her station in order to capture the love of a wealthy young man, and thus misses out on the truer love of one of her own class.

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Plot Keywords:

laundry | laundry woman | laundry truck | public humiliation | horse | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1920 (USA)

Also Known As:

Op O' Me Thumb

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mary Pickford Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Hollywood (1980)

User Reviews

The best of Pickford, as far as I've seen

A Mary Pickford vehicle. I've seen a small handful of her films, and this is probably my favorite of them so far. It's no great work of art, but it's a cute little comedy and Pickford's performance is quite funny. Here she plays a Cockney laundry girl. She dreams of being wooed by a nobleman, and has even told stories to her teasing co-workers about her dream man being real. A subplot about a horse Pickford saves from the glue factory leads her to find true romance. While that description sounds more like typical silent melodrama, it's really lightly handled and goofy, with a lot of slapstick. It never reaches the kind of brilliant humor of the great silent clowns, but it's quite enjoyable.