The Pride of the Clan

2/20/2025

There’s something of a documentary feel to this rather length drama about “Marget” (Mary Pickford). She’s the daughter of the island chieftain who rules the place with a rod of puritanical iron. Maybe that’s what attracted him to his maker because one stormy day he doesn’t make it back from a fishing trip and so she becomes the boss. Now she’s the antithesis of her late father. She has a sweet nature and engenders affection from the natives - especially from the young “Jamie” (Matt Moore)! With him approaching his majority, though, it emerges that he (or his mother) has been keeping quite a secret that will necessitate a life-changing visit from the “Countess of Dunstable” (Kathryn Brown-Decker) whose husband decides that any future for this bright young man must mean severing all ties wit