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Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.

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Molly
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Dennis Wayne
Mary Louise Miller ...
Doris Wayne (the baby)
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Mr. Grimes (as Gustave Von Seyffertitz)
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Mrs. Grimes
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Ambrose (as 'Spec' O'Donnell)
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Bailey
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One of the children
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Splutters - One of the Children
Jackie Levine ...
One of the Children (as Jack Lavine)
Billy 'Red' Jones ...
One of the Children (as Billy Jones)
Muriel McCormac ...
One of the Children (as Muriel MacCormac)
Florence Rogan ...
One of the Children
Mary McLain ...
One of the Children (as Mary Frances McLean)
Sylvia Bernard ...
One of the Children
Seessel Anne Johnson ...
One of the Children (as Seeseell Ann Johnson)
Cammilla Johnson ...
One of the Children (as Camille Johnson)
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Craddock, The Hog Buyer (uncredited)
A.L. Schaeffer ...
Bailey's Confederate (uncredited)

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William Beaudine
Tom McNamara ... (uncredited)

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Winifred Dunn ... (story)
 
George Marion Jr. ... (titles)
 
C. Gardner Sullivan ... (adaptation)

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Mary Pickford ... producer (uncredited)

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Hal Mohr ... (photography)
Charles Rosher ... (photography)
Karl Struss ... (photography)

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Harold McLernon ... film editor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom McNamara ... second unit director (uncredited)

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Harry Oliver ... settings

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Earle Browne ... collaborator
Carl Harbaugh ... collaborator
William S. Johnson ... electrical effects (as William Johnson)
Tom McNamara ... collaborator
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Plot Summary

Evil Mr.Grimes keeps a ragtag bunch of orphans on his farm deep in a swamp in the American South. He forces them to work in his garden and treats them like slaves. They are watched over by the eldest, Molly. A gang in league with Mr. Grimes kidnaps Doris, the beautiful little daughter of a rich man, and hides her out on Grimes' farm, awaiting ransom. When the police close in and Mr. Grimes threatens to throw Doris into the bottomless mire, Molly must lead her little flock out through the alligator-infested swamp. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines Here is life's song of love, beating with laughs and sobs, it's melody in tune with your own heartstrings. (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Lyric Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - April 9, 1930) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Scraps (United States)
  • The Baby Farm (United States)
  • Human Sparrows (Ireland, English title)
  • Human Sparrows (United Kingdom)
  • Les moineaux (France)
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  • 109 min
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Budget $463,455 (estimated)

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Trivia This was the last time that Mary Pickford, 34 at the time, would portray a child. See more »
Goofs Near the beginning when Mr. Grimes is outside the fence going through the items in the package he is delivering, he pockets the cash he finds, then reads the note pinned on the doll: "Love to my/sweet baby from/Her Mama", which is written on three lines. After the cut from the closeup on the note, Grimes is shown crushing the doll. However, the note is different; though the words are the same, they are now written on four lines: "Love to my/sweet baby/from/Her Mama." See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997). See more »
Soundtracks Shall We Gather at the River? See more »
Quotes Molly: Let him in, you red-headed, pussy-footin' catfish!
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