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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 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>[http://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/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 18, 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>[http://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''] [[The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures|AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] Retrieved November 18, 2022.</ref>


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Such a Little Pirate
Film poster
Directed byGeorge Melford
Claude Mitchell(assistant director)
Written byMonte Katterjohn
Based onPeggy the Pirate
by James Oliver Curwood
Produced byFamous Players-Lasky
StarringLila Lee
Theodore Roberts
Harrison Ford
CinematographyPaul Perry
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1918 (1918-10-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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

Scene from the film

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

  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.