Pollyanna (1960)

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

Director:

David Swift

Writers:

Eleanor H. Porter (novel), David Swift (written for the screen by)

Stars:

Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills, Richard Egan

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayley Mills	...	Pollyanna
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
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

Storyline

A little girl comes to a town that is embattled by feuds and intimidated by her aunt. By the time she must leave, she has transformed the community with her indominatable will to see the good side of even the worst situations and bring it out for the betterment of all.

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Plot Keywords:

profanity | disability | character name as title | pollyanna character | kiss | 

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Taglines:

She Won All Hearts in "Tiger Bay"...Now She's Headed for "Oscar" Honours

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

When color separation masters were made for this movie, to guard against color loss in the camera negative, two blue filters and a red were used instead of blue, green, and red. The mistake was not noticed then, but only when it was time to do a restoration decades later, with the new color positives exhibiting a garish color palette and a lack of the color yellow on-screen (as blue color information was duplicated in green but no real green information carried in). The color was digitally corrected before the DVD set, with a featurette included on it even explaining the mixup and how other sources and techniques helped.

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Goofs

During the bazaar, Polyanna and the other girls dress as the American Stars and Stripes with 13 stars on it. The flag has always had one star for each state in the union. Utah was the 45th state to join the union in 1896, and the film is set at the turn of the twentieth century, so the flag should have had many more stars on it.

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Quotes

Angelica: Stuffy in here. Not much of a room, is it?
Pollyanna: But it's my own, anyway. I'm glad of that. Ooh, and the bed's soft! And it's got a lovely window.
[Pollyanna looks out the window and sees Nancy embracing a man]
Pollyanna: Who's that man down there with Nancy?
Angelica: None of your business. Just be sure you're dressed in time for dinner. Think she'd do better than this for her own niece.

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Connections

Edited into Disneyland: Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963)

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Soundtracks

Goodnight Ladies
(uncredited)
Folk song attributed to Edwin P. Christy
Played at the bazaar

User Reviews

Great FAMILY film

This is a great family movie. I recommend this movie for children & their mothers. It might be a little cheesy for dads or men. It is very idealistic - Good values - good plot. It is not for everyone - especially if you are not "young & pure at heart" (or at least long to be). This Disney film is about a young girl and her joyous, Christian outlook on life. Her view & beliefs turn the town around. Hayley Mills was a wonderful young actress who also starred in Parent Trap (original), Summer Magic, That Darn Cat, etc. I have to make this review at least 10 lines - so I'll just end by saying that I hope this becomes a family favorite in your house, as it is in ours.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pollyanna

Filming Locations:

Southern Pacific Railroad Station, St Helena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1