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Expert: DM - 9/2/2009


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I saw a movie many years ago about a young girl, maybe 5 or 6 who went to stay with a relative,  an older man who shared an apartment with another man. They were hoarders and on the outside seemed a little weird. But the man was a good man and he and the little girl bonded. In the end it showed the girl leaving to go back to her home. It was a sweet and touching story. I can't remember the name of this movie, try as I might. It looked like it took place in the 1940s, 50s or 60s.

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Thank you for asking this question. In order to pinpoint the movie you remember, I need to know a little more about the film. If you can remember what child actress played the little girl, or the name of any other actor in the film, it will probably be possible to identify the story with a real title. I hope to hear from you again very soon.

Sincerely,
David W. Menefee

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US silent films made from 1900-1929. Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Gish, Mary Pickford, Jack Pickford, Lottie Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Richard Barthelmess, George O'Brien, Lou-Tellegen, Wallace Reid, Mae Marsh, Alla Nazimova, D. W. Griffith, Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas.

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I am the author of Sarah Bernhardt in the Theater of Films and Sound Recordings (McFarland 2003), The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era (Greenwood/Praeger 2004) The First Male Stars: Men of the Silent Era (BearManor Media March 2007) Richard Barthelmess: A Life in Pictures (BearManor Media February 2008) George O'Brien: A Man's Man in Hollywood (BearManor Media January 2010) I have spent many years researching silent films, and have a large collection of rare resource books from which I can draw information that may be helpful.

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Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts

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