Pippi Longstocking’s Forerunner: Mary Pickford

This clip features the scenes from the two Mary Pickford films that Astrid Lindgren as a child saw at the cinema in the early 1920’s Who many years later would become an important part of the inspiration when she created her most famous character Pippi Longstocking in the 1940’s Clip 1: Suds [1920] Directed By: John Francis Dillon Produced By: Mary Pickford Clip 2: Through the Back Door [1921] (starts at 02:42) Directed By: Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford Produced By: Mary Pickford Music: (Publ