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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,742 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Eleanor H. Porter (novel)
David Swift (writer)
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Release Date:
19 May 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Just wonderful entertainment! more
Plot:
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts it's attitude with her determination to see the best in life. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Karl Malden (1912 - 2009)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jane Wyman ... Aunt Polly
Richard Egan ... Dr. Edmond Chilton

Karl Malden ... Reverend Paul Ford
Nancy Olson ... Nancy Furman

Adolphe Menjou ... Mr. Pendergast
Donald Crisp ... Mayor Karl Warren

Agnes Moorehead ... Mrs. Snow
Kevin Corcoran ... Jimmy Bean
James Drury ... George Dodds
Reta Shaw ... Tillie Lagerlof
Leora Dana ... Mrs. Paul Ford
Anne Seymour ... Mrs. Amelia Tarbell

Edward Platt ... Ben Tarbell
Mary Grace Canfield ... Angelica
Jenny Egan ... Mildred Snow
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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | USA:Approved (certificate #19385) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1992) | Australia:G | Canada:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Patty Duke auditioned for the plum part of Pollyanna. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The sun has to shine right through a prism to produce the spectrum on the wall. In none of the scenes where the prism is important is the sun's light visible. more
Quotes:
Nancy Furman: I think it might be better if you didn't mention the ice cream to your aunt.
Pollyanna Whittier: My father taught me never to tell a lie.
Nancy Furman: Oh, Pollyanna, it wouldn't be telling a lie. But there's no reason to bring up the subject if it isn't mentioned. About Cousin Fred, I mean.
Pollyanna Whittier: I like your Cousin Fred. Very much.
Nancy Furman: Oh, he's all right, I guess.
Pollyanna Whittier: He's very handsome, and he has a nice smile. But there's something... I don't know... funny about him.
Nancy Furman: [suddenly defensive] What do you mean, funny?
Pollyanna Whittier: I know what it is! It's his name. He doesn't look at all like a Fred!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Early One Morning more

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
I love this movie, 24 January 2001
Author: ZoeBean from USA

Pollyanna is one of the sweetest movies I've ever seen. So what if it's cheesy at times? Movies are still cheesy today, sometimes, but at least Pollyanna is wholesome. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not an advocate for violence-free, nudity-free, perfectly goody-goody movies. But I do think this is a beautiful movie that just happens to be OK for everyone. Young children might be scared by the minister or by the ordeal Pollyanna faces, but the fun and happy scenes in the movie (the carnival is my favorite) will more than make up for the -- in the words of Pollyanna herself -- "gloomy" ones. Hayley Mills is terrific. Watch Pollyanna's expressions. You can tell, at times, she thinks everyone in town is completely nuts, but she never says it out loud. Instead, she keeps a happy and hopeful demeanor through most of the movie. And while, at first, the townsfolk resent her attitude and even insult her, she doesn't lose it, and she is rewarded for it in the end. This is a great message.

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