ComedyDramaFamily

Pollyanna

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

Release Date : 1960-05-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Pollyanna

Original Name : Hayley Mills

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aunt Polly

Original Name : Jane Wyman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Edmond Chilton

Original Name : Richard Egan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Paul Ford

Original Name : Karl Malden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy Furman

Original Name : Nancy Olson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Pendergast

Original Name : Adolphe Menjou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor Karl Warren

Original Name : Donald Crisp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Snow

Original Name : Agnes Moorehead

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jimmy Bean

Original Name : Kevin Corcoran

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Dodds

Original Name : James Drury

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tillie Lagerlof

Original Name : Reta Shaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Ford

Original Name : Leora Dana

Gender : Female

Character Name : Amelia Tarbell

Original Name : Anne Seymour

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ben Tarbell

Original Name : Edward Platt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angelica

Original Name : Mary Grace Canfield

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mildred Snow

Original Name : Jenny Egan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Murg

Original Name : Gage Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Neely

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Thomas

Original Name : Nolan Leary

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Gorman

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fishing Booth Attendant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Frees

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Don Ames

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Deery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl Singing 'America, America' (Uncredited)

Original Name : Stephanie Gorman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orphanage Worker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townswoman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Signe Hack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Editor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harvey Karels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Geary (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Lormer

Gender : Male

Character Name : McEnerney, Dress Shop Manager (Uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Moebus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hooper (Uncredited)

Original Name : William Newell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townswoman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Ransome

Gender : Female

Character Name : Townsman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Rapport

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Conductor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Seel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wagon Driver (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Sowards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fireman (Uncredited)

Original Name : David Swift

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Cristo

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**A spiritless New England town needs a shot of life and joy**_ In 1912, an optimistic orphaned girl used to poverty as the daughter of missionaries (Hayley Mills) travels to Harrington, Vermont, to live with her wealthy aunt (Jane Wyman), who “owns” the town and runs it with a joyless legalistic hand. The dispirited citizens desperately need this lil’ effervescent angel. Richard Egan plays a doctor, an ex-beau of the aunt who returns to town while Carl Malden plays the pastor seriously in need of an epiphany. Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou and Agnes Moorehead also have key roles. On the surface, “Pollyanna” (1960) is a quaint family drama with a little comedy, but it’s heartwarming and tackles heavy real-life issues, particularly the crushing burden of legalism in which Christianity loses its heart and becomes a rule-oriented, lifeless religion where mere appearances are the all-and-end-all. One of the best sequences is the menacing sermon on eternal damnation, which evokes both concern and amusement (Malden hams it up a bit), but there are several other worthy scenes. Pollyanna reminds me of this kitten we got as a gift, found near death in a game reserve. He was the happiest cat and spread love & joy to everyone, all the time. He was a gift from God, a veritable walking miracle. The film runs 2 hours, 14 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal: Aunt Polly’s mansion was located in Santa Rosa, the Bazaar sequences were done at Universal City and the railroad station scenes were shot in St Helena; other locations are Calistoga, Petaluma and Disney Studios, Burbank. GRADE: A-/B+

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

Forty years after Mary Pickford made her successful version of Pollyanna, based on the children’s book and a play, Walt Disney turned his creative team to the task. Unless you are a fan or a student of silent movies, you will probably find this newer version more entertaining. Hayley Mills shines as the cheerful child who teaches an entire town to play the optimistic aGlad Game, and she is bubbly and cute enough to pull it off. I enjoyed the humor and the pace of the story. Not a lot was left off, as it was in the short one hour long silent film. Disney films always find great character actors, it seems. My favorites among the supporting cast was Mary Grace Canfield as Angelica and Agnes Morehead as Mrs. Snow. The scenes showing the improvement of Mrs. Snow’s outlook on life were patient and earned the heartwarming feeling they produced. I found it interesting that the movie had a sentimental ending as you would expect, but it didn’t quite tie it all up in a bow as you usually find in a Disney movie, and indeed as was done in the Masterpiece Theater PBS version done forty years after this one.