Starring ……………… Mary Pickford, Dougles MacKearn and Monte Blue
Director…………… William Desmond Taylor
Synopsis
Living a quiet life on isolated farm with family, Johanna’’s dreams of romance come true when an entire army regiment arrives on her doorstep.
Spoilers ahead warning
My review
Figure this week review will be on Mary PickFord movies from back in 1900’s silent films she done a lot so going to take a look of her next film her called Johnna Enlists that is restored so here is my review below.
Movie starts off with a little note about missing parts of film so that why it is only 1 hour 5 mins it happens with old films like this they are lucky to even find this rare footage.
Before I get started I am watching this on Tubi so for anyone want to check it out it is on there Tubi has some of her films not all but a good fair amount they are indeed worth checking out even though some has chessy music.
First 5 mins so how great she was at acting her character is about a quiet women who looking for romance but stuck with children you can tell she wants to get out of this pickle and find someone who will take her in Mary Pickford is very good at romance roles then army come and use her land they payed the family Joanna offers one of them to stay in bed whole she sleeps in a basket isn’t that a little un comfortable hmm not to her I guess also do note there are some still photos to fill in do missing footage this starts to happen at 30 min mark does not bug me at all still amazing they found that being over 100 year movie then at 30 min mark footage returns that good news for now.
Johnna still try to find romance with someone still think she has a eye on one guy but he not into her yet there was a odd moment where she taking a bath and one of guy almost walks in on her good thing she cover up there funny moment I wonder which one she ends up with they all seem to like her and can’t force on anything so they have a meeting to see which one she ends up with the big ending is coming up or else probably end in heartbreak it does end up with 2 guys fighting over her no choice is made yet as they are order to move on now to Germany as movie ends with Mary in her outfit nice tribute there and great ending to a movie.
A very good film from Mary Pickford films as well great story as well for a movie that came out in 1918 as well should review more of her movies sometime soon well that it for this weekend review have a good rest of your weekend.
Johanna Enlists (1918) rating 7/10
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