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THE HOODLUM starring Mary Pickford
The inimitable Mary Pickford stars as a spoiled rich girl who fi ghts for her life when she's trapped in the slums
Members $10 Public $15
Live Theatre Organ Accompaniment by Ben Model
Mary Pickford was the fi rst worldwide superstar of motion pictures, pre-dating Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd with her triple threat powers as a comic, a dramatic actress and a savvy producer. "There is no fi ner mission in life than making people laugh," Pickford once said. Yet she could "bring a tear or a laugh with equal facility" according to one of her critics. In most of her films, she did a little of both. Rediscover why Mary Pickford became beloved around the world with one of the best fi lms made during her reign as the queen of the cinema. In The Hoodlum, Pickford stars as ill-tempered Amy Burke, a very spoiled rich girl who suddenly gets a new perspective on life when she impulsively leaves her mansion and pampering grandfather to stay with her researcher-father while he's living in a slum community. Along the way she learns some unsettling facts about her adored grandfather and some powerful truth about the ways of the world. Off ering both an amusing character study and fascinating social commentary, The Hoodlum is a wonderful introduction to Pickford's cinematic brilliance. (USA, 1919, 83 min., b&w, 35mm | Director: Sidney A. Franklin)
Newly restored tinted 35mm print from the Academy Film Archive
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LocationCinema Arts Centre (View)
423 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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