Release
The film was made in and has a copyright year of 1919 but was first released in 1920. It had a budget of $300,000 and grossed $1,160,962 Worldwide on its first theatrical run. It was extremely popular, becoming the role that defined Pickford's 'little girl' movies. Pickford was 27 and had to play a 12 year old.
The Pickford Corporation owns the copyright. A complete print of the film survives in mostly good condition. It was released on VHS in 1996. It was released on DVD as part of a silent films collection titled, The Golden Age of Silent Films in 2007 and later as part of the "Mary Pickford Signature Collection" in 2008.
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