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Little Miss Smiles is a 1922 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost.[1][2]

Little Miss Smiles
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Directed by	John Ford
Written by	John Stone Dorothy Yost
Based on	Little Aliens by Myra Kelly
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Shirley Mason Gaston Glass
Cinematography	David Abel
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 15, 1922 (1922-01-15)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] The Jewish Aaronson family consists of Papa (Williams), Mama (Franklin), David (Rankin), Louis (Testa), Leon (Lapan), Esther (Mason), and the Baby (Blumfield). They live in humble quarters in the ghetto of a large city. Esther spreads sunshine with her smiles and, when Mama is stricken blind and taken to the hospital, she assumes the duties as head of the family. Doctor Jack Washton (Glass) at the hospital takes an interest in Esther and saves her from The Spider (D'Albrook) when he invades the Aaronson flat. On the day Mama is brought home, David is arrested for shooting The Spider. The doctor, in order to shield Esther's mother from the pain of seeing her boy arrested, assumes the blame for the shooting. The Spider, however, recovers and absolves David from all blame.

Cast

• Shirley Mason as Esther Aaronson
• Gaston Glass as Dr. Jack Washton
• George B. Williams as Papa Aaronson (credited as George Williams)
• Martha Franklin as Mama Aaronson
• Arthur Rankin as Davie Aaronson
• Alfred Testa as Louis Aaronson
• Richard Lapan as Leon Aaronson
• Sidney D'Albrook as 'The Spider'
• Baby Blumfield as Baby Aaronson

See also

• List of lost films

References

External links

• Little Miss Smiles at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Little Miss Smiles at IMDb
• Little Miss Smiles at AllMovie

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