Comedy ·Drama ·Family · United States of America · 1920 · 58m

Pollyanna

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Director
Paul Powell
Cast
Mary Pickford as Pollyanna Whittier Katherine Griffith as Aunt Polly Harrington Howard Ralston as Jimmy Bean Helen Jerome Eddy as Nancy Thing George Berrell as Old Tom William Courtleigh as John Pendleton
Crew
Charles Rosher — Director of Photography Frances Marion — Screenplay Eleanor H. Porter — Novel Paul Powell — Producer Mary Pickford — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
friendshipoptimismadoptionauntorphansilent filmaccidentchildhood sweetheartsoptimistcrippled child
Key Collaborators
Paul Powell Director Charles Rosher Director of Photography Frances Marion Screenplay Eleanor H. Porter Novel Paul Powell Producer Mary Pickford Producer
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