Little Annie Rooney (1925)

A tough slum girl faces a crisis of the heart when the boy she loves is accused of shooting her cop father. Her brother stalks the accused slayer and finally shoots him down in the street. ... See full summary »

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Katherine Hennessey (by), Louis D. Lighton (adaptation),

Stars:

Mary Pickford, William Haines, Walter James

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mary Pickford	...	Little Annie Rooney
William Haines	...	Joe Kelley
Walter James	...	Officer Rooney
Gordon Griffith	...	Tim Rooney
Carlo Schipa	...	Tony
Spec O'Donnell	...	Abie
Hugh Fay	...	Spider
Vola Vale	...	Mamie
Joe Butterworth	...	Mickey
Eugene Jackson	...	Humidor
Oscar Rudolph	...	Athos

Storyline

A tough slum girl faces a crisis of the heart when the boy she loves is accused of shooting her cop father. Her brother stalks the accused slayer and finally shoots him down in the street. Mary rushes to the hospital and offers her blood for a life-saving transfusion, even though she thinks she'll die.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | gang | adult actress playing minor | dance | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

A romping rollicking story with more laughs than you ever had in one setting!

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1925 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Pequena Annie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mary Pickford Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 94 min (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in American Gothic (1988)

User Reviews

Full of "schmaltz" but still quite entertaining

Mary Pickford plays Annie Rooney--the daughter of a cop that lives in the tough part of town. She is a rough and tumble young lady of indeterminate age (somewhere between 12 and 16) who loves to scrap but down deep has a heart of gold.

This is a very typical style of film for Mary Pickford. Like so many of her films, she plays a young girl--even though she was nearly 40 when she made LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY. And, like so many other stories, she was both plucky and courageous. As a result, I had a strong feeling of déjà vu. Now if you haven't seen her other films, this isn't an issue. However, she is essentially playing a character much like the one in SPARROWS or DADDY LONG LEGS--though these two other films are a lot better. Now this isn't to say this is a bad film--just that it's certainly not among her best work--mostly due to a rather "schmaltzy" story that is very heavy on sentiment but not especially convincing. Entertaining but not essential viewing unless you are a huge fan of the silents.