Sweet Memories (film)
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| Sweet Memories | |
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| Directed by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Written by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
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| Distributed by | Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Sweet Memories (also known as Sweet Memories of Yesterday and Sweetheart Days) is a 1911 American silent short romantic drama film, written and directed by Thomas H. Ince, released by the Independent Moving Pictures Company on March 27, 1911.[1]
Polly Biblett introduces her grandmother Lettie to her boyfriend before they leave. This sparks memories of Lettie's own lifelong sweetheart, starting when they were infants and he gave her a flower, which she threw away, and kissed her. At 14, he painted her portrait and kissed her twice before they walked off with his arm around her shoulder. At 21, she still considered herself and him "children." He declared his feelings, and they danced a minuet with three other couples, a memory she treasures. When another man acted too forward with her, her sweetheart intervened and challenged him to a duel. They fenced with epees until she stopped them. The couple married and had a child, but Lettie's sweetheart died while still young. The granddaughter returns with her beau.
Cast
- Mary Pickford as Polly Biblett
- King Baggot as Edward Jackson
- Owen Moore as Ashton Orcutt
- Jack Pickford as Young Earl Jackson (as Johnny Pickford)
- Lottie Pickford as Young Lettie Terrell
- Charles Arling (uncredited)
- Charlotte Smith Pickford as Lettie Terrell Jackson (uncredited)