Pollyanna
Summary:
Eleanor H. Porter's story of Pollyanna, "The Glad Girl," was first filmed in 1920 by Mary Pickford. While entertaining, the Pickford version tended to reduce the supporting characters to stereotypes. Disney's 1960 remake of Pollyanna wisely offers three-dimensional characterizations, enhancing the charm and believability of the story. In her first Disney film (indeed... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jane Wyman - (Aunt Polly Harrington)
Hayley Mills - (Pollyanna)
Richard Egan - (Dr. Edmund Chilton)
Karl Malden - (Reverend Paul Ford)
Nancy Olson - (Nancy Furman)
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Review:
American audience came to know (and adore) Hayley Mills from her star-making turn in Pollyanna, and even decades later it's easy to see why. Mills is a total delight as the title character, using her considerable charm and appeal to its full without ever becoming cloying. Indeed, although Pollyanna has a reputation as an insufferable do... Continue >>
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