When was the movie pollyanna made

United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Makeover Takeover: Colonial Comeback. Treat Your Family to Homemade Cupcakes. This content is imported from Facebook. Edmond Chilton as Dr. Edmond Chilton. Adolphe Menjou Mr. Pendergast as Mr. Agnes Moorehead Mrs. Snow as Mrs. Leora Dana Mrs. Paul Ford as Mrs.

Paul Ford. Anne Seymour Mrs. Amelia Tarbell as Mrs. Amelia Tarbell. Mary Grace Canfield Angelica as Angelica. Gage Clarke Mr. Murg as Mr. Ian Wolfe Mr. Neely as Mr. David Swift. More like this. Storyline Edit. 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.

Just wonderful entertainment! Simon Nye screenplay Eleanor H. Porter novel. Top credits Director Sarah Harding. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 4. Add image. Top cast Edit. Kenneth Cranham Mr. Pendleton as Mr. Georgina Terry Pollyanna as Pollyanna.

Aden Gillett Dr. Chilton as Dr. Pam Ferris Mrs. Snow as Mrs. Kate Ashfield Nancy as Nancy. Tom Ellis Tim as Tim. Nicola Duffett Mrs. When the townspeople learn of Pollyanna's accident, they gather en masse in Aunt Polly's house with outpourings of love. Pollyanna's spirits gradually return to their usual hopefulness and love of life. She departs Harrington with Aunt Polly for an operation in Baltimore that, it is hoped, will correct her injury. Subplots include one concerning the return of Aunt Polly's girlhood sweetheart Dr.

Edmond Chilton to the town; another, the town's minister Reverend Ford freeing himself from Aunt Polly's dictates; and another, the union of Aunt Polly's maid Nancy Olson with her sweetheart James Drury. Secondary roles are filled by a host of veteran film and television performers. Ian Wolfe plays Mr. Neely and Nolan Leary portrays Mr.

Director David Swift plays a fireman in an early scene. Other California locations include Napa Valley and Petaluma.

Time , Newsweek and other major reviewers agreed that such an enterprise promised to be a disaster - a tearjerker of a story presented by the master of schmaltz; what surprised the critics their opinions were unanimous was that it was his best live-action film ever.