The Courting of Mary

The Courting of Mary
Owen Moore and Mary Pickford
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byMotion Picture Distributing and Sales Company
Release date
  • November 26, 1911 (1911-11-26)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Courting of Mary is a 1911 American lost silent comedy film starring Mary Pickford and Owen Moore.[1] This was the first film released by Majestic Film Company.

Plot

Mary is a tomboy, and Owen the teenage "woman-hater," and both are avoiding the attentions of the opposite sex, and by coincidence, meet at the same trout stream dividing their properties. Owen, in a bad temper, orders her away from his side of the stream and they quarrel, but as they argue, they become attracted to the other. They meet again and again and a love grows between them. Mary's Uncle Bill has an affection for a lonely spinster and they plan to be married, but she wants Mary to be married off first. Mary and Owen elope and are married, and when next seen, they are having breakfast on the seashore in the morning sun.[2][3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "MISSING MARY PICKFORD". 11 East 14th Street. December 8, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  2. ^ Moving Picture News. New York City: Cinematograph Publishing Co. November 18, 1911. p. 46.
  3. ^ "The Bioscope". British Newspaper Archive. November 2, 1911. p. 27. Retrieved February 21, 2025.