Pollyanna
ComedyDramaFamilyfriendshipoptimismadoptionauntorphansilent filmaccidentchildhood sweetheartsoptimistcrippled child
A heartwarming silent-era family drama about an orphan girl whose relentless optimism and emotional generosity transform a cold, isolated community.
When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.
Essence
Ensemble
Mary Pickford
Pollyanna Whittier
Katherine Griffith
Aunt Polly Harrington
Howard Ralston
Jimmy Bean
Helen Jerome Eddy
Nancy Thing
George Berrell
Old Tom
William Courtleigh
John Pendleton
Herbert Prior
Dr. Tom Chilton
Wharton James
Rev. John Whittier
Doc Crane
Bit Role (uncredited)
Joan Marsh
Bit Role (uncredited)
Frederick Peters
Bit Role (uncredited)
Gordon Sackville
Bit Role (uncredited)
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