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Auction History Result 6m867 SPARROWS deluxe 7.5x9.75 still '26 c/u of Mary Pickford with cute Mary Louise Miller! Date Sold 1/31/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Deluxe 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" [19 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Sparrows, the 1926 William Beaudine silent southern swamp child labor orphan slavery crime thriller (a wild story set in the "southern swamplands", where a crazy man, his half-witted wife, and his evil son run a "baby farm" for unwanted children, but they mistreat them brutally; the oldest of them is Mary Pickford, who tries to protect all the children, telling them that God will care for them just as he does for "sparrows", and she calls them her sparrows; she has a confrontation with the owner, fighting him with a pitchfork, and she escapes with all the children into the alligator-ridden swamp; in the exciting climactic scene, the creepy family all drown in the swamp, and Mary and all the kids are adopted by an eccentric millionaire!) starring Mary Pickford, Roy Stewart, Mary Louise Miller, Gustav von Seyffertitz, and Charlotte Mineau. Note that Mary Pickford was 34 years-old, and still playing teenage girls (just a couple years later, she would wisely give this up and switch to adult roles). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/2" x 9 3/4" [19 x 25 cm]. Also note that this is a deluxe still printed on double weight paper stock. Condition: good. The still was neatly trimmed around the edges. There is a diagonal crease in the top right corner that is somewhat fragile. The still was used in a newspaper or magazine and there are thin grey paint marks over parts of the faces of the stars (to highlight them so they would show better in the printed article). Learn More about condition grades 
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