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Pollyanna( 1920)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mary Pickford

      Pollyanna Whittier

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      Katherine Griffith

      Aunt Polly Harrington

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      Howard Ralston

      Jimmy Bean

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      Helen Jerome Eddy

      Nancy Thing

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      George Berrell

      Old Tom

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      William Courtleigh

      John Pendleton

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      Herbert Prior

      Dr. Tom Chilton

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      Wharton James

      Rev. John Whittier

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      Doc Crane

      Bit Role (uncredited)

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      Joan Marsh

      Bit Role (uncredited)

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      Frederick Peters

      Bit Role (uncredited)

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      Gordon Sackville

      Bit Role (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Peter McGinn

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Sat Sep 12 2020
    It seems unfair to even review a movie like this. After all, I didn’t find it to be particularly entertaining and I didn’t feel the adaptation from the book was done well. That usually would translate into a low rating for a film, right? But I don’t feel it is appropriate to pan a movie that was made 100 years ago. The film industry was in its infancy and indeed, the world was a different place. I would want to see a lot of the other silent movies before I even attempt a critical review. Lacking that, I will just make some observations about stuff I found interesting. This version begins ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • friendship
    • optimism
    • adoption
    • aunt
    • orphan
    • silent film
    • accident
    • childhood sweethearts
    • optimist
    • crippled child