A Chapter In Her Life (1923)

When her parents are forced to go to Europe for work purposes, a young child (Jane Mercer) is sent to live with her wealthy grandfather (Claude Gillingwater). But it is an unhappy household and the child is initially resented by everyone. Based on the novel JEWEL: A CHAPTER IN HER LIFE by Clara Louise Burnham and directed by Lois Weber. This is essentially another variation of the Pollyanna story wherein all the grown ups learn to be better people through the love and innocence of a child. Fortunately, the child isn't as treacly sweet as Pollyanna. She gets sad and cries and doesn't try to ram sunshine down every body's throat and there's even one character that she doesn't reach and who remains as selfish as ever. It's not an essential film but surprisingly pleasant considering the potential saccharine it could have dipped into. With Jacqueline Gadsden, Frances Raymond, Eva Thatcher and Robert Frazer.