Silent－movie saperstar Mary Pickford was known as“America's sweetheart”， but she was adored all over the world.On her frequent trips abroad， she would be mobbed by hordesof overenthusiastic fans. In Paris， when she visited Lee Halles，the open－air market，her fans became so threatening that twobutchers had to lock her in a meat cage until the police couldrescue her. Latef， in Alexandria， Egypt， her car was nearlywrecked by stevedores who wanted to autograph their ears sothat they could have the signature permanently tattooed .
默片明星玛丽·壁克馥被称为“美国的情人”，但她也得到全世界的崇拜。在她频繁的出国访问中，常常会受到过分热情的影迷们的滋扰。她在巴黎参观露天市场时影迷们对她构成了威胁，两个卖肉的只好把她锁进放肉的笼子里，直到警察赶来救她。后来在埃及亚历山大，她的汽车几乎被码头工人挤翻。他们要她在他们的耳朵上签名，以便刺成永久性纪念。