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Lovey Mary (1926)

Lovey Mary poster
Directed by
King Baggot
Genre
silent film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to make a life for herself after being sent to an orphanage as a child. The story follows her struggles and small joys as she finds her place in the world.

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What happens

Lovey Mary is a 1926 American comedy-drama film directed by King Baggot, with Bessie Love in the title role. It is based on the 1903 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice, a sequel to Rice's Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film survives, but is incomplete. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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