Underplayed Gems

Pollyanna (1960)

Pollyanna poster
Directed by
David Swift
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, romance film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 211 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cheerful orphan moves in with her stern aunt in a small town. Her relentless optimism slowly wins over the townspeople and transforms the community.

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What happens

Pollyanna is a 1960 American comedy-drama film starring Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. The film was written and directed by David Swift, based on the 1913 novel Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. The film won Hayley Mills an Academy Juvenile Award. It was the last film of actor Adolphe Menjou. Pollyanna was Hayley Mills' first of six films for Disney and the directorial debut of David Swift. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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