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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,720 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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Nice work... more (48 total)

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
Hayley Mills ... Pollyanna
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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
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Language:
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

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Trivia:
Apart from playing Jimmy Bean, Kevin Corcoran also did the narration for the Storybook Recording - a record that came packed inside the back cover of a softcover storybook you could read while listening to the record. Two of the songs that were dropped from the movie - "Pollyanna" and "The Glad Game" - were also included on the Storybook Recording. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the movie when Kevin Corcoran is playing with the large hoop, we see two girls pushing baby carriages side by side. In the next shot we see them standing very far apart so the hoop can go between them. more
Quotes:
Aunt Polly Harrington: I'm your Aunt Polly.
Pollyanna Whittier: How do you do?
Aunt Polly Harrington: This is the minister of our church, Reverend Ford.
Reverend Ford: How do you do? Do you see much family resemblance?
Aunt Polly Harrington: She looks very much like her mother.
Pollyanna Whittier: Mother always used to say I looked like you!
Aunt Polly Harrington: Would you be good enough to stand erect and in a proper manner, please? And where in the world did you get that dress?
Pollyanna Whittier: It came in the missionary barrels.
Reverend Ford: Missionary barrels?
Aunt Polly Harrington: Yes, her father was a minister. As a matter of fact, he was a missionary in the British West Indies.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Jimmy Bean more

FAQ

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Nice work..., 17 April 2005
7/10
Author: gusienka from Poland

This movie ,,Pollyanna'' is quite fascinating especially the leading actress makes a wonderful atmosphere while watching the actual film. A good adaptation but it would have been nice if they'd show the ending with Pollyanna on crutches. In some moments you could have seen a tear in my eye, which proves the fact of the movie being sad and realistic. Sweet Haylie Mills and the other actors make a great-standard presentation of their talent.Unfortunately their seems to be something missing and my vote goes for the ending. I also loved to see Agnes Moorehead and the lovely cooks.If you liked this movie you'd probably love ,,The parent trap'' with the same actress, or should I say actresses taking the lead. A good film for the whole family.

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