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Such a Little Pirate
Such a Little Pirate
	Film poster
Directed by	George Melford; Claude Mitchell(assistant director)
Written by	Monte Katterjohn
Based on	Peggy the Pirate; by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	Famous Players–Lasky
Starring	Lila Lee; Theodore Roberts; Harrison Ford
Cinematography	Paul Perry
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 6, 1918;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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Such a Little Pirate is a lost^[1] 1918 American silent Pirate adventure film directed by George Melford and starring Lila Lee as a young sea-going heroine and Theodore Roberts as her grandfather. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Lila Lee as Patricia Wolf
Theodore Roberts as Obadiah Wolf
Harrison Ford as Rory O'Malley
Guy Oliver as Bad-Eye
Forrest Seabury as Ellory Glendenning
J. Parks Jones as Harold Glendenning
Adele Farrington as Mrs. Glendenning

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 0/10.^[4]

Joshua Lowe of Variety called Such a Little Pirate "a clean, wholesome, simple, straight-away tale".^[5]

The New York Times praised Theodore Roberts for his role as Obadiah Wolf, writing that the film "gains its chief merit".^[6]

References

^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Such a Little Pirate Library of Congress Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Such a Little Pirate at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Such a Little Pirate AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Such a Little Pirate". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ Lowe, Joshua (October 1918). "Such a Little Pirate". Variety. p. 23.
^ "Theda Bara Films Orient in 'Salome'; Norms Talmadge Acts a Mother and Daughter in "The Forbidden City." 'Kingdom of Youth' Shown Madge Kennedy Is Queen, Tom Moore King There--Y.M.C.A. Films at the Broadway". The New York Times. October 7, 1918.

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[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Such a Little Pirate Library of Congress Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Such a Little Pirate at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[3] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Such a Little Pirate AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[4] "Such a Little Pirate". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[5] Lowe, Joshua (October 1918). "Such a Little Pirate". Variety. p. 23.

[6] "Theda Bara Films Orient in 'Salome'; Norms Talmadge Acts a Mother and Daughter in "The Forbidden City." 'Kingdom of Youth' Shown Madge Kennedy Is Queen, Tom Moore King There--Y.M.C.A. Films at the Broadway". The New York Times. October 7, 1918.

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-'''''Such a Little Pirate''''' is a [[lost film|lost]]<ref>[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9609/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Such a Little Pirate''] [[Library of Congress]] Retrieved November 17, 2022.</ref> 1918 American silent Pirate [[adventure film]] directed by [[George Melford]] and starring [[Lila Lee]] as a young sea-going heroine and [[Theodore Roberts]] as her grandfather. It was produced by [[Adolph Zukor]] and [[Jesse Lasky]].<ref>[http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SuchALittlePirate1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Such a Little Pirate''] at silentera.com.  Retrieved November 17, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15195-SUCH-ALITTLEPIRATE?sid=b1a4a60e-f4b6-490a-a2fb-b0ccd7dc974f&sr=14.4002695&cp=1&pos=0 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Such a Little Pirate''] [[The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures|AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] Retrieved November 17, 2022.</ref>
+'''''Such a Little Pirate''''' is a [[Lost film|lost]]<ref>[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9609/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Such a Little Pirate''] [[Library of Congress]] Retrieved November 18, 2022.</ref> 1918 American silent Pirate [[adventure film]] directed by [[George Melford]] and starring [[Lila Lee]] as a young sea-going heroine and [[Theodore Roberts]] as her grandfather. It was produced by [[Adolph Zukor]] and [[Jesse Lasky]].<ref>[https://silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SuchALittlePirate1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Such a Little Pirate''] at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/15195 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Such a Little Pirate''] [[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] Retrieved November 18, 2022.</ref>
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+==Reception==
+On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 0/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/such_a_little_pirate|title=Such a Little Pirate|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=November 18, 2022}}</ref>
+Joshua Lowe of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called ''Such a Little Pirate'' "a clean, wholesome, simple, straight-away tale".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Var52-1918-10/page/n23/mode/2up|title=Such a Little Pirate|last=Lowe|first=Joshua|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 1918|page=23}}</ref>
+''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Theodore Roberts for his role as Obadiah Wolf, writing that the film "gains its chief merit".<ref>{{cite news|title=Theda Bara Films Orient in 'Salome'; Norms Talmadge Acts a Mother and Daughter in "The Forbidden City." 'Kingdom of Youth' Shown Madge Kennedy Is Queen, Tom Moore King There--Y.M.C.A. Films at the Broadway|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1918/10/07/archives/theda-bara-films-orient-in-salome-norms-talmadge-acts-a-mother-and.html|date=October 7, 1918}}</ref>
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