Pollyanna
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Powell
Mary Pickford
J. Wharton James
Katherine Griffith
William Courtleigh
Herbert Prior
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After the death of her father, Pollyanna, whose credo has always been "Just be glad," goes to live with her cranky old Aunt Polly. Although Pollyanna wins the townsfolk over with good deeds such as finding a home for the orphaned Jimmie Bean, Aunt Polly remains unmoved, still heartsick over an early romance with the village doctor. One day, in an attempt to save a child, Pollyanna is run over by a car and paralyzed, finally forcing Aunt Polly to realize how much the child means to her. Upon learning that only Dr. Chilton can save the girl, Aunt Polly swallows her pride and goes to her old sweetheart. Chilton restores Pollyanna's ability to walk as well as Polly's love, and the whole town rejoices at their good fortune, especially Jimmie Bean, who asks Pollyanna to marry him.
Director
Paul Powell
Cast
Mary Pickford
J. Wharton James
Katherine Griffith
William Courtleigh
Herbert Prior
Helen Jerome Eddy
George Berrell
Howard Ralston
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Catherine Chilholm Cushing's play opened in New York on 18 September 1916.
Notes
This picture, which was Pickford's first production for United Artists Corp., was highly praised by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures and by clergymen for its positive, wholesome message. One of the highlights of the elaborate promotional tour for this "glad" picture was a special screening in Hartford, CT attended by a thousand children and six crippled dogs. It is unclear whether Alfred L. Werker served as assistant director, casting director, or both. In 1960, Disney filmed another adaptation of Pollyanna, which starred Hayley Mills and Jane Wyman and was directed by David Swift.
