Synopsis
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
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Cast
- Hayley MillsPollyanna
- Jane WymanAunt Polly
- Richard EganDr. Edmond Chilton
- Karl MaldenReverend Paul Ford
- Nancy OlsonNancy Furman
- Adolphe MenjouMr. Pendergast
- Donald CrispMayor Karl Warren
- Agnes MooreheadMrs. Snow
- Kevin CorcoranJimmy Bean
- James DruryGeorge Dodds
Recommendations
- 80
TV Guide Magazine
The village is filled with nay-sayers and depressing townsfolk, but Pollyanna soon changes matters by always managing to find something good in every situation, seeing the bright side of even the blackest occurrences. - 70
Variety
In Walt Disney's Pollyanna Hayley Mills' work more than compensates for the film's lack of tautness and, at certain points, what seems to be an uncertain sense of direction. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
This put-on-a-happy-face plotline is not nearly as annoying as it sounds. In fact, Swift wisely heads off audience rebellion by having his characters make fun of "Pollyanna" before the viewer can. [24 May 2002, p.13] - 60
The New York Times
Like its sub-teen, "Glad Girl" heroine, this visit with Pollyanna is pleasant and unlikely to hurt or excite even the small fry.
