Daddy-Long-Legs

1st watched 10/21/2001 - 7 out of 10(Dir-Marshall Neilan): Well-constructed story about an orphan and her pursuit for happiness and her changing relationship with a character that she calls ‘daddy-long-legs' that helps her throughout her life anonymously and final reveals himself at the end of the movie.(I'll keep this secret so that you can find out who it is for yourself when you watch the movie.) Tauted as one of Mary Pickford's best movies and considering this is the first I've seen of her's I will agree. The movie is great not entirely because of her but because of the story. She does a good job of molding into this character step by step but without the interesting storyline she would not have opportunity to show her talents. Agnes C. Johnson wrote the script and it is based on a novel by Jean Webster. It is no surprise that this work is used to create another four movies including the Shirley Temple movie 'Curly Top' and and a fifties musical. Starts out similar to the ‘Annie' story but really spans the character much further in her life and shows the ups and downs of being an orphan in a much greater way than that film. Another good silent-movie viewing experience for those who are patient enough to read and pay attention a little more closely while watching a film. This one is worth the effort.