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st1tch <nfogen>                                                         SfX

Sparrows.1926.DVDRip.XviD-VH-PROD

Sparrows (1926)

Ripper......: anecd0te        Length.........: 107 Mins
Source......: DVD             Aspect Ratio...: 1.33:1
Type........: XviD            Resolution.....: 512x384
Discs.......: [x]1CD [ ]2CD
Rars........: 49x15 MB        Video Bitrate..: 812 kb/s
Video Framerate: 17.98 fps
VH-PROD Rls.: 04/29/2008      Audio Bitrate..: 85 kb/s
DVD Release.: 09/21/1999      Audio Language.: English
Theater Date: 05/14/1926      Stream Type....: [x]Mp3 [ ]Ac3
Channels.......: [ ]Stereo
IMDB Rating.: 7.7/10                           [x]Mono
IMDB Votes..: 237
Genre.......: [ ] Action      Subtitles......: [ ] English
Comedy   [x] Drama        [ ] French      [ ] Spanish
Romance  [ ] Family       [ ] Chinese     [ ] Japanese
Sci-Fi   [ ] Musical      [ ] Thai        [ ] Hindi
Horror   [ ] Fantasy      [ ] German      [ ] Dutch
War      [ ] Crime        [ ] Portuguese  [ ] Other
Docu     [ ] Mystery      [x] None
Adventure[ ] Thriller

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017423/

P L O T

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.

C A S T

Mary Pickford ... Molly
Roy Stewart ... Dennis Wayne
Mary Louise Miller ... Doris Wayne (the baby
Gustav ... Seyffertitz
Charlotte Mineau ... Mrs. Grimes
Spec O'Donnell ... Ambrose Grimes
Lloyd Whitlock ... Joe Bailey, alias Stone
Monty O'Grady ... Splutters

R E L E A S E  N O T E S

Although William Beaudine received critical acclaim both
inside and outside the film industry for his direction of
this film, star Mary Pickford felt that he was too cavalier
about the safety of the actors, especially in a scene where
she had to carry a baby across some water filled with
alligators (Pickford wanted to use a doll, but Beaudine
insisted on using a real baby), and even though the
alligators' jaws were bound shut, Pickford swore that he
would never work for her or her company as long as she
lived. She was as good as her word, as Beaudine never
worked for her or United Artists again.

*NOTES*

At times, you may notice a pronounced black border around
the left hand side or along the top of the picture. This is
due to the frequent changes at the source, and not a result
of 'bad cropping'. We preserved the original frame rate
(18fps). Any slight 'jumps' in motion are caused by missing
frames at the source, typical of silent films.

We have also included the two silent films, Willful Peggy
and The Mender of Nets for your viewing pleasure. These
were extras on the DVD. Note that the frame rate on these
is ~20fps and are also subject to the anomalies mentioned
above.

Many thanks go to our friends at TNAN for this release!