mary pickford play annie rooney the daughter of a cop that live in the tough part of town . she be a rough and tumble young lady of indeterminate age ( somewhere between 12 and 16 ) who love to scrap but down deep have a heart of gold . this be a very typical style of film for mary pickford . like so many of her film and she play a young girl even though she be nearly 40 when she make little annie rooney . and and like so many other story and she be both plucky and courageous . a a result and i have a strong feeling of déjà vu . now if you haven not see her other film and this isn not an issue . however and she be essentially play a character much like the one in sparrow or daddy long leg though these two other film be a lot well . now this isn not to say this be a bad film just that it certainly not among her best work mostly due to a rather schmaltzy story that be very heavy on sentiment but not especially convince . entertain but not essential view unless you be a huge fan of the silents .