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M'liss

1918, Movie, 75 mins

M'liss: Review

Screenwriter Frances Marion's silent adaptation of a Bret Harte story vigorously evokes life among mountaineers, but director Marshall Neilan's lets the cast run wild and the result si too much emphasis on folksy comedy. Rambunctious adolescent M’liss (Mary Pickford) lives in Red Gulch, perched in the High Sierras, with her aging and indulgent pa, Bummer Smith (Theodore Roberts). Fortunately, stage-coach driver Yuba Bill (Charles Ogle) and Sheriff Sandy Waddles (William Br... read more leave a comment