In the swamps of the old south, the Grimes family operates a baby farm where abandoned babies are raised to perform menial tasks on their farm and sometimes get sold. Molly (Mary Pickford) is the oldest of the kids and she tries to protect them as best she can. They can only pray to be rescue from their state. During a stormy night, Grime's cohorts had kidnapped a wealthy family's baby.
This is quite a Dickensian tale. Apparently, this was a thing but I don't know how realistic. Pickford was in her mid-30's by this time and I'm assuming that she's playing a teen. She plays younger fairly well but there is a limit. It boils down to realism. I don't completely buy the story and Pickford's age do stand out. I know she's the big producer of this film, but maybe she should give this role to one of the girls. I would create a guardian angel role for Pickford.
This is quite a Dickensian tale. Apparently, this was a thing but I don't know how realistic. Pickford was in her mid-30's by this time and I'm assuming that she's playing a teen. She plays younger fairly well but there is a limit. It boils down to realism. I don't completely buy the story and Pickford's age do stand out. I know she's the big producer of this film, but maybe she should give this role to one of the girls. I would create a guardian angel role for Pickford.