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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1081

Sparrows

192684 minUnited States

Synopsis

Molly, the oldest child at a cruel rural baby farm, tries to protect the younger children from neglect and exploitation. The arrival of a kidnapped infant puts them in even greater danger. She leads an escape through the surrounding swamp, where freedom requires keeping the frightened group together.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 92:27
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · William Beaudine / Tom McNamara · Public domain

Cast

Mary Pickford

Gustav von Seyffertitz

DirectorsWilliam Beaudine Tom McNamara

Historical context

Mary Pickford both starred in and produced the film. Its combination of a protective young heroine, threatened children and an oppressive landscape gives the rescue melodrama much of its emotional force.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

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Mary Pickford — Rufus Porter Moody · Public domain
Gustav von Seyffertitz — film screenshot (Monogram Pictures); https://archive.org/details/MysteryLiner · Public domain

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