Loading mc from child swf, into mc on main timeline

I’m trying to load a movie clip that is in a child swf
into a movie clip on the main timeline

the loadMovie() command
always seems to load into the current frame

here’s one thing I tried inside the child swf…

loadMovie(mc, _root_parent_photoClip)

mc is a movie clip in the loaded swf (child)

photoClip is a movie clip on the main timeline (but on a different frame)

can this be done??
any help much appreciated…