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Sparrows (1926)

UNRATED 84 min  -  Drama  -   1926 (Germany)
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Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.

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Winifred Dunn (story), George Marion Jr. (titles), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Pickford ...
Molly
Roy Stewart Roy Stewart ...
Dennis Wayne
Mary Louise Miller Mary Louise Miller ...
Doris Wayne (the baby)
Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz ...
Mr. Grimes (as Gustave von Seyffertitz)
Charlotte Mineau Charlotte Mineau ...
Mrs. Grimes
Spec O'Donnell Spec O'Donnell ...
Ambrose Grimes (as 'Spec' O'Donnell)
Lloyd Whitlock Lloyd Whitlock ...
Joe Bailey, alias Stone
Billy Butts Billy Butts ...
One of the children
Monty O'Grady Monty O'Grady ...
Splutters
Jack Lavine Jack Lavine ...
One of the children
Billy 'Red' Jones Billy 'Red' Jones ...
One of the children (as Billy Jones)
Muriel McCormac Muriel McCormac ...
One of the children (as Muriel MacCormac)
Florence Rogan Florence Rogan ...
One of the children
Mary McLain Mary McLain ...
One of the children (as Mary Frances McLean)
Sylvia Bernard Sylvia Bernard ...
One of the children
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Storyline

Evil Mr.Grimes keeps a rag-tag bunch orphans on his farm deep in a swamp in the US South. He forces them to work in his garden and treats them like slaves. They are watched over by the eldest, Molly. A gang in league with Mr. Grimes kidnaps Doris, the beautiful little daughter of a rich man, and hides her out on Grimes' farm, awaiting ransom. When the police close in, and Mr. Grimes threatens to throw Doris into the bottomless mire, Molly must lead her little flock out through the alligator-infested swamp. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Swamp | Police | Rescue | Orphan | South  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Human Sparrows See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$463,455 (estimated)

Gross:

$966,878 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Pickford Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Art Director Harry Oliver transformed three acres of the back lot between Willoughby Avenue and Alta Vista Street into a stylized Gothic swamp.The ground was scraped bare in places, 600 trees were carted in and pits dug and filled with a mixture of burned cork, sawdust and muddy water. See more »

Connections

Featured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shall We Gather at the River?"
Written by Robert Lowry See more »