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Article: Coquette. (video recording reviews)
- Article from:
- Journal of Popular Film & Television
- Article date:
- September 22, 1994
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Although many film purists decry videotapes as an inferior medium, from a scholastic/research point of view they have proved something of a godsend. Titles that researchers (and yes, collectors) have been dreaming of for years now routinely line the shelves of most video stores. One such important title is Coquette, recently issued by MGM/UA home video. Both Mary Pickford's first talkie and most successful film (in terms of box-office appeal), Coquette has long remained a most sought-after, historically important entry. As risque southern belle Norma Besant, a role she played after shedding the world's most famous curls, Pickford won the first Oscar for best actress ever ...