A 1919 grocery boy's crush gets complicated by a city slicker with better hair.
Johnny Spivins adores Milly Fields, but since he's only an errand boy at the local grocery, he can't get her to look his way. Things get even worse when a city boy comes to town and boards at the Fields' home.
Acting
Jack Pickford's expressive face carries every frame.
Production
Genuine small-town locations, not studio backlots.
Director
James Kirkwood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Pickford was Mary Pickford's less-famous brother, trading on his sister's massive fame for lead roles.
This captures America's 1919 obsession with rural authenticity as cities exploded—small towns were already becoming nostalgic fiction.
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