The life story of silent film star Mary Pickford, who co-founded the movie studio United Artists in 1919. Based on Eileen Whitfield's biography, "Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood."An unconventional biopic based on the life Mary Pickford. She was the first America's Sweetheart, CoFounder of United Artists, and the only businesswoman in Hollywood. She is \"The Girl with the Curls\" before audiences know her name.