Pollyanna
About Pollyanna
After her parents die, Pollyanna Whittier is sent to her aunt Polly Harrington in a New England town. The town is as short-tempered as the aunt. Pollyanna plays the glad game, looking for something to be glad about in each setback, and the town changes around her.
Cast & crew
More about Pollyanna
Paul Powell directed. Frances Marion adapted Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel. Charles Rosher photographed it. Mary Pickford produced it and plays Pollyanna. United Artists released it on January 18, 1920. It was Pickford's first film for the company. Wikidata gives 58 minutes and a cost of $300,000. Wikipedia gives a gross of $1.1 million. Katherine Griffith plays Aunt Polly.
Themes
Making
Pickford made it as her first United Artists release, with Marion's script and Rosher's camera.
Look
Charles Rosher photographed Pickford in the New England town and the aunt's house.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- Helen Jerome Eddy, George Berrell, William Courtleigh, Herbert Prior, and Joan Marsh are in the cast lists.
- The glad game is the rule Pollyanna uses on the town.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as Pollyanna.
- A copy is also on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- Pollyanna arrives at Aunt Polly's.
- She makes the town play the glad game.
Influenced by
- Eleanor H. Porter's Pollyanna (1913)
Also available
- Internet Archive (Pollyanna)
