In her first talkie, Mary Pickford won 1929's Best Actress Academy Award for her delightful portrayal of Norma Besant, a flirtatious socialite who falls in love with a poor ne'er-do-well. When Norma tells her father she has fallen in love with Michael Jeffery (Johnny Mack Brown), her widowed father forbids the two from seeing each other, knowing that Michael will never rise to their family's social class. But the couple's love is strong
