this film do not fail to engage and move and even in 2008 to an audience only familiar with modern over produce sound and computer enhance technique . the experience of the movie goer in 1922 who could only see this in a cinema with others on their big screen must have be truly profound and a thoroughly satisfying experience . one have to ask could a film maker today make a two hour silent movie and make it interesting and achieve the same structure tempo and balance a this movie have . silent film making be pure art and it have to hold the attention through it structure and direction and act there be no pad out with more word or computer generate distraction . a poorly make or uninteresting silent movie be unwatchable . this film need to be put into context for those who might be disconcert with the mention of christian theme . this be not a christiany film and it be not sell anything . these theme along with reference to current moral standard often appear in this era also church go on sunday be a national past time and christianity be a give in most household thus the film be only depict normal life a it be then . the theme would have ring true and deep at the time . it be most odd give the strong support to good christian thinking of this particular movie ( and it be not preach religion to anyone and only highlight the difference between hypocrite and the honest ) that in 1922 a pastor in an open debate with a representative from the film industry with a large crowd denounce pickford a an example of immorality and along with some other individual he name . ny time 1922. maybe they should have watch this movie that also come out in 1922 and and learn some lesson . the pastor complain that since the film industry have start church attendance have drop 500 and 000. the film representative in the debate however make the following observation while that saloon attendance have also drop and that there be far more pastor in prison than actor ( fact ) and that select a few example from among the many be not representative of the whole . thus there be an ongoing battle between church and the film industry during the early day of film . this be a wonderful film about be honest and true to family friend and to be willing to make sacrifice . mary pickford and naive and honest and feisty and full of happiness and joy and faithful and humorous and silently sacrifice though poor and uneducated she represent the perfect character . this however be not thrust down our throat but reveal bit by bit through the film . this be reminiscent of some modern chinese film where character be slowly and languidly reveal over the course of a film and it be this tempo that create a strong connection with the character . it have a smooth even tempo for the first half that build all the element for the last section . the last 30 minute be great film making and it have to be appreciate it be achieve without the benefit of sound and run dialog it be achieve through deft acting and great directing . it be sometimes surprising to realize that at the end of the film you haven not hear a word spoken and but it feel like you have hear everything . the support cast put in great performance especially gloria hope and jean hersholt and lloyd hughes . the final few minute be typical pickford understate humor a she go outside under the pretext of sweep the snow and a near perfect balance and end . this be a special type of touch humor that should not be underestimate . chaplin use this device often and copy some of from pickford . another special observation to be make about silent film and especially pickford film be that the star often have to hold the camera for much of the movie without the audience become jade or bore and with the actor over exposure . that pickford be usually thoroughly the center of attention through most of her movie but the people still couldn not get enough of her be a testament to her fine acting ability .