Suds

Suds is a 1920 silent film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Mary Pickford. The film is based upon the stage production Op o' me Thumb. Amanda Afflick (Mary Pickford) is a poor laundry woman working in London springtime. She is too weak to do the hard work, but is always picked and humiliated by her boss Madame Didier (Rose Dione) because of her always accidentally getting in trouble. Amanda is desperately in love with the handsome cus... more

Suds is a 1920 silent film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Mary Pickford. The film is based upon the stage production Op o' me Thumb. Amanda Afflick (Mary Pickford) is a poor laundry woman working in London springtime. She is too weak to do the hard work, but is always picked and humiliated by her boss Madame Didier (Rose Dione) because of her always accidentally getting in trouble. Amanda is desperately in love with the handsome customer Horace Greensmith (Albert Austin), but all of her colleagues don't think she stands a chance in being his sweetheart. One afternoon, Amanda gets in trouble again and is forced to work all night long. All alone, Amanda fantasizes about her first and only meeting with Horace, eight months ago. All the fellow employees ridicule her for her still having faith Horace will return someday to pick up his clothes. Amanda is fed up with all her colleagues making fun of her and lies she is a duchess, coming from a wealthy family. She comes up with... less