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Pollyanna is a 1960 American comedy-drama film starring child actress Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden, and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. The film was written and directed by David Swift, based on the 1913 novel Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter.
A young girl with a sunny disposition brings optimism and joy to a gloomy town and its residents. Starring Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan and Karl Malden, directed by David Swift, based on Eleanor H. Porter's novel.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- David Swift
- 1960-05-19
Jun 2, 2021 · Watch the classic Disney film Pollyanna, starring Hayley Mills as a cheerful orphan who changes the outlook of a small town. The film is based on the novel by Eleanor H. Porter and won an Academy Juvenile Award for Mills.
Pollyanna (1960) Hayley Mills received a special Academy Award ® for her performance as Pollyanna in this timeless Walt Disney tapestry of small-town Americana.
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- Henry Nguyen
Pollyanna. In this timeless Walt Disney tapestry of small-town Americana, you'll meet Pollyanna (Hayley Mills), the orphan who brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets. But her Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman) is too concerned with appearances, propriety and local politics to appreciate her effervescent niece.
Pollyanna is a 1960 drama-family film starring Hayley Mills as an orphan who brings joy to everyone. The film is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Disney+, and features Karl Malden, Jane Wyman, and other actors.
Plot. The title character is Pollyanna Whittier, an eleven-year-old orphan who goes to live in the fictional town of Beldingsville, Vermont, with her wealthy but stern and cold spinster Aunt Polly Harrington, who does not want to take in Pollyanna but feels it as her duty to her late sister Jennifer.
