Pollyanna

When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.

Cast

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

as Pollyanna Whittier

Katherine Griffith

Katherine Griffith

as Aunt Polly Harrington

Howard Ralston

Howard Ralston

as Jimmy Bean

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

as Nancy Thing

George Berrell

George Berrell

as Old Tom

William Courtleigh

William Courtleigh

as John Pendleton

Herbert Prior

Herbert Prior

as Dr. Tom Chilton

Wharton James

Wharton James

as Rev. John Whittier

Doc Crane

Doc Crane

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Joan Marsh

Joan Marsh

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Reviews

Peter McGinn

It seems unfair to even review a movie like this. After all, I didn’t find it to be particularly entertaining and I didn’t feel the adaptation from the book was done well. That usually would translate into a low rating for a film, right? But I don’t feel it is appropriate to pan a movie that was ...

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