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Rags (1915)

Rags poster
Directed by
James Kirkwood
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl struggles with poverty and hardship in early 20th century America. Mary Pickford plays the title character who must find a way to survive and care for those she loves.

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What happens

Rags is a 1915 silent film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Kirkwood and starring Mary Pickford. It survives in various prints between the Library of Congress, the George Eastman Museum and Cinémathèque française. It's available to watch on YouTube since at least 2022. Though a Zukor produced film, the production was shot at Biograph Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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