The Mary Pickford Film Festival - Toronto - 9/16/1979 - 9/25/1979

Organized by Matty Kemp of the Mary Pickford Company in conjunction with the Variety Club of Ontario and The Festival Cinema, The Mary Pickford Film Festival was held in Mary's hometown of Toronto from September 16 to September 25, 1979. Over the course of 10 days, many films were shown including: My Best Girl, Sparrows, Pollyanna, Suds, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Little Annie Rooney, Taming of the Shrew, and a variety of Biograph shorts. Buddy Rogers himself appeared on the first day of the event. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection (who was incidentally in attendance for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.)