Review of Told at Twilight

There are bits of the unconscious humor of childhood in "Told at Twilight," the five-reel "Little Mary Sunshine" photoplay, produced by Balboa, that will delight the admirers of that remarkable youngster, Baby Marie Osborne. The attempt to weave a dramatic interest into the plot has not been accomplished very successfully. But that is of small moment! The situation where the father of the little heroine comes to rob the man who has befriended him and is confronted by his own child is not particularly novel and is less convincing. Fortunately, this serious element has very little bearing on the merits of the picture. In "Told at Twilight" little Mary's adventures with a forbidden playmate, a little colored boy named Piggy, are the sources of most of the fun; although, her reliable friend, the wealthy, but lonely old gentleman next door, again has a hand in the doings. From a comedy point of view, "Told at Twilight" is the best of the Little Mary Sunshine series. It is hardly necessary to add that the young star possesses all of her old charm and maintains her position as the leading child actress of the screen. The ratio of her personality in relation to her size is but one of her amazing gifts. Henry King continues to direct little Miss Osborne's pictures and to act as her principal support. - The Moving Picture World, March 24, 1917