COMEDY / MELODRAMA * RATING G * RUNTIME 57 MIN.
Pollyanna is a 1920 American silent melodrama/comedy film starring Mary Pickford, directed by Paul Powell, and based on Eleanor H. Porter’s 1913 novel of the same name. It was Pickford’s first motion picture for United Artists.
SUMMARY
Pollyanna Whittier is a cheerful, orphaned young girl. She moves in with her strict, wealthy Aunt Polly in a gloomy New England town. She lives by “The Glad Game,” a mental exercise taught by her late father. The game is to have her find something to be glad about in every difficult or dreary situation.
It became a major success and was regarded as one of Pickford’s most defining pictures. The film grossed $1.1 million (approximately $16,069,000 today).
**This film adaptation of Pollyanna starring Mary Pickford was released on January 18, 1920 — often mistakenly associated with 1919 due to production timing.**
